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July 24, 2012
Edward Havas named as the "Salt Lake City Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year?" for 2012
Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Edward Havas as the ???Salt Lake City Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year? for 2012.
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On September 15, 2011 a home-built plane crashed on the grounds of Columbia Elementary School in West Jordan, killing the pilot and his dog. On October 4, 2011, an experimental aircraft crashed into a soccer field shortly after taking off from Airport Number 2 in West Jordan, killing both the pilot and a passenger.
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July 24, 2012
Alan Mortensen of Dewsnup, King & Olsen retained by families of Wendover, Utah, Airplane Crash Victims
Utah Aviation Attorney Alan Mortensen, has been retained by the families of victims killed in the plane crash on June 1, 2011, in Wendover, Utah. Currently the cause of the fatal aircraft accident is not known, however, the investigation is ongoing.
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July 24, 2012
New Jersey small plane crash kills 5 people
A family of four, a coworker and a dog were killed Tuesday when a small plane crashed onto a New Jersey highway.
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July 24, 2012
Best Buy cancels online orders days before Christmas
Retail giant Best Buy cancelled a number of online orders last week, leaving customers giftless just days before Christmas.
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July 24, 2012
Florida Helicopter crash kills heart surgeon
A cardiac surgeon and an organ transplant expert flying to harvest a donor heart were among three killed Monday when their helicopter crashed in North Florida, officials said.
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Alan W. Mortensen has been reatined to represent the victims of a Frontrunner accident in Kaysville. Clara Lewis and her two children were driving in their minivan and were struck by Frontrunner on November 14 after getting stuck in between the crossing arms of the tracks.
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July 24, 2012
NTSB's Air Race and Air Show Safety Hearing held today
The National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) Air Race and Air Show Safety Hearing took place today January 10, 2012. The hearing was held at the NTSB Conference Center and Board Room in Washington, DC. According to the NTSB, 15 witnesses provided the Board and the public insight into current safety regulations, the protocols and practices utilized for planning, and the specifics of air show and air race operations. Following the presentations by each panel, the witnesses were questioned by the NTSB's five Member Board. Earlier in the day, the NTSB tweeted: "In response to NTSB's Chairman's question, FAA states, current rules for air race and air shows are stringent enough." In 2011, there were six air show accidents in the United States, including the infamous Reno Air Races crash that killed 11 people including the pilot and injured about 70 others.
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This week KPRC, a local Houston TV station, highlighted the consequences of medical malpractice in the delivery room.
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Our client, Clara Lewis, who is represented by Alan W. Mortensen, was highlighted in the Deseret News for her amazing recovery after a Frontrunner accident in December.
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July 24, 2012
Cessna aircraft crashes in Morgan, Utah
The wreckage of a Cessna aircraft was found Feb. 10. The crash killed a man and a woman.According to the Salt Lake Tribune:
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July 24, 2012
U.S. Attorney for Utah announces charges in Crandall Canyon Mine disaster investigation
Genwal Resources, Inc., will plead guilty to two misdemeanors for willfully violating safety laws in the mine and will pay the maximum fine of $500,000.
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Alan W. Mortensen recently won workers?۪ compensation for a client involved in a plane accident in Guatemala. An administrative law judge at the Utah Labor Commission ordered the employer and insurance company to pay ???all medical expenses reasonably related? to the accident, ???and the medical and surgical fee schedule of the Utah Labor Commission, and any travel allowances,? plus ???eight percent (8%) per annum? according to Utah Codes, finding that the injury happened during and in the course and scope of employment.
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July 24, 2012
Ralph L. Dewnsup Returns from Puerto Rico
Dewsnup, King & Olsen is happy to announce the return of shareholder and founding member Ralph L. Dewsnup, after serving as a Latter-Day-Saint mission president in Puerto Rico for the past three years. Mr. Dewsnup will continue his specialty of medical malpractice and all other areas of personal injury and wrongful death law.
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Alan W. Mortensen recently defeated a summary judgment motion in a sexual assault case on behalf of a client who was sexually assaulted by a city police officer. The plaintiff and client alleges that the city police department knew the officer had a negative pattern toward the opposite sex and failed to prevent, control, or discipline the individual as well as claims for negligence and violation of the Utah Constitution. The police department moved for a summary of judgment on the basis of qualified immunity.
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Two Dewsnup, King & Olsen attorneys, Alan W. Mortensen and Edward B. Havas have been selected to be part of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers, a distinguished peer-review publication, compiles lists of esteemed attorney?۪s through an extensive survey process done confidentially by peers in the legal profession. According to the organization, ???For more than 25 years, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.?
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