Paying Medical Bills

But My Case Isn’t Settled Yet: Medical Bill Payments

When your life has been turned upside down by an accident and the resulting injuries and damages, the last thing you want is added stress in the form of medical bills. But medical bills often come hand in hand with an accident. Many people expect insurance or a settlement to cover these bills, but the [...]

May 13th, 2016 | Read More

Personal Injury
Defective Products

Defective Product or Dangerous Use?

When picking out toys for your child, your normal considerations are things like age-appropriateness, educational and fun components, and ability to keep the child’s attention. If you’re picking out a children’s toy, it just makes sense that it would be safe, right? Unfortunately not. There are hundreds of thousands of toy-related injuries in the US [...]

April 29th, 2016 | Read More

Personal Injury

Personal Injury Cases: I Have to Wait How Long?

People like to plan. When something unexpected occurs, the first question you have centers around when: when will life get back to normal? When you’ve been in an accident and intend to make a personal injury claim, it makes sense that you would want to know how long the case will take. Unfortunately, just like [...]

April 22nd, 2016 | Read More

Avoiding car accidents

Avoiding Car Accidents

At Howard Lewis & Petersen PC, we represent those who have been injured in car accidents. It is our goal to help you recover as fast as possible in order to get back to life as normal. While our goal is to help those who have suffered from car accidents, no one should have to [...]

April 13th, 2016 | Read More

Car Collision

Top Ways to Mess Up your Utah Car Accident Claim

Contacting an attorney after a Utah car collision is important to preserve your compensation claim. Previously, I wrote the article about, “The Tale of Two Passengers in One Car” and how one passenger got an attorney and the other passenger did not. Here are the top ways to mess up your Utah car collision compensation [...]

April 12th, 2016 | Read More

Medical Malpractice

5 Tips for Checking A Doctor’s Background

[caption id="attachment_974" align="alignnone" width="300"] If you suffered from medical malpractice, contact us TODAY![/caption] Medical malpractice stories are becoming more and more common. Many have been affected one way or another by medical malpractice, whether it was yourself, a loved on or a friend, we have heard about the horrors of medical malpractice. It is a [...]

March 29th, 2016 | Read More

Insurance claim

SUBMITING AN INSURANCE CLAIM

Work with an experienced Provo Personal Lawyer--Jake Gunter [caption id="attachment_914" align="alignright" width="300"] If you have questions about an insurance claim, contact Jacob Gunter today.[/caption] Submitting an insurance claim is not filing a lawsuit. Although in my personal injury practice I file lawsuits fifty percent of the time. An insurance claim has little to do with [...]

February 26th, 2016 | Read More

Car Collision Cases 2

Resolving Car Collision Cases Part 2: Adversarial Process

A personal injury following a car collision can resolve in many different ways. Part 1 explored options in negotiated settlements. This article will examine your options within the adversarial process, when pre-­litigation negotiation fails to give you a fair result and you file a lawsuit. The adversarial process can proceed while parties are still seeking negotiated [...]

November 18th, 2015 | Read More

Car Collision 1

Resolving Car Collision Cases Part 1

When you are hurt in a Utah car collision, your case can resolve in several ways, depending on the unique factors in each case, but there are two basic tracks: You can reach a negotiated settlement or you can seek a resolution through the adversarial process. Each method has benefits and drawbacks, so it's a [...]

November 18th, 2015 | Read More