Personal injury claims in Utah
This is the Utah hub of the Ask Legal Matters injury law guides. It summarizes the rules that apply to every injury claim in the state and links to local guides for 108 Utah communities, each with pages on car, truck, motorcycle and pedestrian accidents, slip and fall injuries, workplace injuries and workers' compensation, medical malpractice and wrongful death.
Utah gives injured people four years to file most personal injury lawsuits (Utah Code § 78B-2-307(3)) and a different deadline for medical malpractice (two years). The state follows modified comparative negligence (50% bar): you can recover only if you were less than 50% at fault, and your award is reduced by your share of fault. Utah is a no-fault auto insurance state, so PIP benefits pay first after a crash. Injury cases are tried in the District Court of the county where the accident happened, and work injuries must be reported to your employer within 180 days.
Utah injury law at a glance
- Personal injury deadline
- four years from the injury (Utah Code § 78B-2-307(3))
- Medical malpractice deadline
- two years (discovery-rule exceptions)
- Fault rule
- modified comparative negligence (50% bar)
- Auto insurance
- No-fault (PIP pays first)
- Minimum auto liability
- 25/65/15
- Trial court
- County District Court
- Workers' compensation
- Utah Labor Commission
- Workers' comp claim deadline
- six years from the accident to apply for a hearing on disability benefits (Utah Code § 34A-2-417), with medical bills submitted within one year
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Utah injury guides by county
Every Utah county has its own page covering the county court, the state rules and every community in the county, large or small.
- Beaver County, UT4 communities
- Box Elder County, UT18 communities
- Cache County, UT16 communities
- Carbon County, UT6 communities
- Daggett County, UT2 communities
- Davis County, UT10 communities
- Duchesne County, UT12 communities
- Emery County, UT9 communities
- Garfield County, UT9 communities
- Grand County, UT3 communities
- Iron County, UT8 communities
- Juab County, UT4 communities
- Kane County, UT6 communities
- Millard County, UT11 communities
- Morgan County, UT2 communities
- Piute County, UT5 communities
- Rich County, UT4 communities
- Salt Lake County, UT10 communities
- San Juan County, UT9 communities
- Sanpete County, UT15 communities
- Sevier County, UT12 communities
- Summit County, UT7 communities
- Tooele County, UT8 communities
- Uintah County, UT7 communities
- Utah County, UT18 communities
- Wasatch County, UT3 communities
- Washington County, UT19 communities
- Wayne County, UT6 communities
- Weber County, UT5 communities
Largest communities in Utah
- Salt Lake City, UTSalt Lake County · pop. 192,672
- Provo, UTUtah County · pop. 115,264
- West Jordan, UTSalt Lake County · pop. 111,946
- Orem, UTUtah County · pop. 94,457
- Sandy, UTSalt Lake County · pop. 87,461
- Ogden, UTWeber County · pop. 85,444
- Layton, UTDavis County · pop. 74,143
- Saint George, UTWashington County · pop. 72,897
- South Jordan, UTSalt Lake County · pop. 66,648
- Lehi, UTUtah County · pop. 58,486
- Logan, UTCache County · pop. 50,371
- Draper, UTSalt Lake County · pop. 46,774
- Bountiful, UTDavis County · pop. 43,784
- Riverton, UTSalt Lake County · pop. 41,900
- Pleasant Grove, UTUtah County · pop. 38,052
- Roy, UTWeber County · pop. 37,964
- Spanish Fork, UTUtah County · pop. 37,935
- Tooele, UTTooele County · pop. 33,157
- Midvale, UTSalt Lake County · pop. 32,613
- Springville, UTUtah County · pop. 32,286
- Herriman, UTSalt Lake County · pop. 30,835
- Clearfield, UTDavis County · pop. 30,653
- Kaysville, UTDavis County · pop. 30,472
- American Fork, UTUtah County · pop. 28,326
More Utah city guides: Cedar City, UT, Vernal, UT.
Utah cities with the most fatal crashes, 2019-2023
These Utah communities recorded the most fatal crashes coded to them in NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System from 2019 through 2023. Each community page breaks down its own numbers by year, time of day and road.
- Salt Lake City, UT119 fatal crashes · 125 deaths
- Ogden, UT48 fatal crashes · 49 deaths
- Saint George, UT33 fatal crashes · 37 deaths
- Orem, UT25 fatal crashes · 27 deaths
- Spanish Fork, UT25 fatal crashes · 28 deaths
- Provo, UT23 fatal crashes · 26 deaths
- West Jordan, UT23 fatal crashes · 24 deaths
- Sandy, UT21 fatal crashes · 21 deaths
- Draper, UT18 fatal crashes · 18 deaths
- Logan, UT18 fatal crashes · 18 deaths
Utah claims by injury type
- Car Accident claimsHow car accident injury claims work in every state
- Truck Accident claimsHow semi-truck and commercial vehicle injury claims differ from car accidents
- Motorcycle Accident claimsHow motorcycle injury claims work across the United States
- Pedestrian Accident claimsWhat happens legally when a pedestrian is hit by a car in the United States
- Slip and Fall claimsHow premises liability works in the United States
- Workplace Injury claimsHow injured workers get paid in the United States
- Medical Malpractice claimsWhat medical malpractice is, how it is proven, state-by-state deadlines and damage caps, and the kinds of errors that most often lead to successful claims.
- Wrongful Death claimsHow wrongful death and survival actions work across the United States
Read the statute of limitations overview for every state for a side-by-side comparison of filing deadlines.
Frequently asked questions
How long do I have to file a personal injury lawsuit in Utah?
Generally four years from the date of injury (Utah Code § 78B-2-307(3)). Medical malpractice claims generally must be filed within two years, and claims against government entities require a notice of claim much sooner.
What happens if I was partly at fault in Utah?
Utah applies modified comparative negligence (50% bar): you can recover only if you were less than 50% at fault, and your award is reduced by your share of fault.
Is Utah a no-fault state?
Yes. Your own PIP coverage pays first after a car accident, and lawsuits against the at-fault driver are limited to serious injuries.
Where are injury lawsuits filed in Utah?
In the District Court of the county where the accident happened or where the defendant resides. Claims against out-of-state companies may be removed to federal court.
How do I find a personal injury lawyer near me in Utah?
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