Personal Injury

If you’ve been injured in a serious accident, a Salt Lake City injury attorney from our office can help you. Our attorneys will figure out how to get you compensated while you focus on recovering from what you’ve suffered. One call, that’s all.

Few experiences will effect your day-to-day life as seriously as an accident that injures you. The physical pain and possible impact to your health and mobility are jarring enough, but you may also end up with mental trauma following the incident. And then you must deal with the financial developments, as well.

You may think that in this situation the insurance company will be on your side. Though when you go to file a claim with the insurance companies to recover your losses, they may give you a hard time and try to pin the blame for the accident on you. If an insurance company has treated you unfairly or you’re in the beginning stages of filing a personal injury claim, we can help.

A Salt Lake City personal injury attorney with Craig Swapp & Associates has the legal experience to review your case and determine whether negligence was involved and how much compensation you’re owed, and our lawyers can walk you through the entire personal injury process. You need to focus on your health after the accident, so let us concentrate on protecting your legal rights and getting you paid for the accident and injuries that were caused by someone else.

Personal Injury Practice Areas and Case Examples

Many people don’t fully understand what constitutes an injury case. Essentially, any harm you suffer in an accident as a result of someone else’s negligence could qualify. The most important aspects are that negligence was involved and that you suffered either financial or emotional damages from the injuries that resulted.

Still, classifying claims into certain types can be helpful when filing a claim. For example, if you know that your accident falls under the umbrella of defective product cases, you may be able to better understand what kinds of compensation you’re entitled to for your injuries, as well as who would be responsible to pay for your claim.

Below, we’ve outlined some common Salt Lake City personal injury cases our clients experience, and an example of who could be responsible in each accident scenario:

  • Product Liability – When a defective product has injured you, the manufacturer of the product could be held responsible.
  • Premises Liability – When you fall and are injured on another person’s property, whether it’s a home or business, the property owner could be held liable if negligence is found to have played a part.
  • Construction Accidents – Construction is critical and accidents can happen, but if someone other than your employer caused your injuries, you could file a claim outside of the workers compensation system.
  • Other Workplace Accidents – Workplace injuries are quite common, and if you were injured at work under certain egregious circumstances, the company can be held responsible.
  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – Car wrecks happen in Salt Lake City every single day, but