Texting While Driving in Utah is Against the Law
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING IN UTAH IS AGAINST THE LAW Facebook Instagram Youtube A terrible northern Utah accident in 2006 occurred when 19-year-old Reggie Shaw was sending and receiving texts while driving to work. Because he was distracted, his car veered over the yellow line, clipped an oncoming car, and sent it spinning into the path […]
Utah Beefs Up – Tougher texting laws have taken effect!
UTAH BEEFS UP – TOUGHER TEXTING LAWS HAVE TAKEN EFFECT! Facebook Instagram Youtube Utah has widely been known as one of the first and toughest when it comes to texting laws. In fact, a class C misdemeanor can be heightened to a class B misdemeanor or possibly a third-degree felony if the violator causes bodily […]
Anti-Texting and Driving Signs Being Posted in St. George
ANTI-TEXTING AND DRIVING SIGNS BEING POSTED IN ST. GEORGE Facebook Instagram Youtube David Henson was killed in an extremely tragic motor vehicle-pedestrian accident on March 4, 2013 in St. George, Utah. David had been on a walk with his wife Leslee Henson when the accident occurred. That at-fault driver had been text messaging on her […]
Utah’s Lemon Laws
UTAH’S LEMON LAWS Facebook Instagram Youtube So What is a “Lemon Law”? Many people have heard the term “lemon laws,” but most people do not realize exactly when these laws may apply, or how they might protect the average consumer in the State of Utah. Utah’s “lemon law” can be found in Utah Annotated Code, […]
Embrace Life – Buckle Up
EMBRACE LIFE – BUCKLE UP Facebook Instagram Youtube Our job at McMullin Injury Law is to help people. We help people recover from their injuries after automobile accidents by ensuring that they are fairly compensated and adequately taken care of. Too many times, we see injuries that are worse than they needed to be. Wearing […]
State Limits on Certain Damages
STATE LIMITS ON CERTAIN DAMAGES Facebook Instagram Youtube States are imposing limits on general or non-economic damages with increasing regularity. This movement is commonly referred to as tort reform. Tort reform refers to any type of law that is passed to change the tort system in the U.S. These laws are commonly statutory limits on certain types of […]
Explaining the Utah Cell Phone & Driving Law
EXPLAINING THE UTAH CELL PHONE & DRIVING LAW Facebook Instagram Youtube There has been a lot of confusion regarding the new Utah cell phone & driving law. Lawmakers attempted to allow some behaviors that they felt were not as dangerous as others. This attempt at avoiding an all-out ban on cell phone use while driving […]
Utah Proposes New Cell Phone Law
UTAH PROPOSES NEW CELL PHONE LAW Facebook Instagram Youtube Utah currently has a law in place to limit the use of cell phones while driving. A new law has now been proposed that would make the standards quite a bit more strict. The current law and the newly proposed law are compared below. Current Utah […]
Can the Police Search My Car or House?
CAN THE POLICE SEARCH MY CAR OR HOUSE? Facebook Instagram Youtube Under what circumstances can a police search of your car or house legally take place? Learn here. 4th Amendment The fourth amendment explains the right we have “to secure in (our) persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures”. We have the […]
Is Betting on Sports Legal in Utah Now?
IS BETTING ON SPORTS LEGAL IN UTAH NOW? Facebook Instagram Youtube With the recent Supreme Court Decision, many have asked, is betting on sports legal in Utah now? The short answer is no. In May 2018, the Supreme Court struck down the federal prohibition on sports gambling. However, Utah, like most other states, still has […]