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Waddoups Law Personal Injury Attorneys represents injured residents across South Jordan and the surrounding Salt Lake County communities of Daybreak, Herriman, Riverton, and West Jordan. We handle car accidents, truck accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, dog bites, and wrongful death claims across South Jordan. Call for a free consultation. You pay nothing unless we win. We want to help you during this difficult time.
South Jordan has grown faster than almost any other city along the Wasatch Front, and that growth shows up in the Bangerter Highway traffic our legal team sees every week. The Bangerter Highway corridor, the South Jordan Parkway interchange, and the retail strip surrounding Daybreak are the locations our legal team encounters most often in South Jordan crash reports.
What separates our firm from other personal injury lawyers in South Jordan is preparation. We build every case as a trial case from day one because that produces settlements that reflect the full cost of what the injured person has lost.
Bangerter Highway generates the highest collision volume of any road running through South Jordan, and the Utah Department of Transportation is still converting several intersections into grade-separated interchanges, leaving active construction zones layered over heavy commuter traffic.
The South Jordan Parkway corridor and the Daybreak retail district also create premises liability exposure from uncleared ice, broken walkways, and inadequate lighting, and property owners who fail to maintain safe conditions can be liable for resulting injuries. TRAX Red Line crossings near South Jordan Parkway and Daybreak Parkway add pedestrian and rideshare risk that ordinary road design does not fully account for.
Identifying every liable party is the first step our South Jordan personal injury attorneys take in every case. The at-fault driver’s liability insurance is the primary source of compensation, but Utah minimum coverage often falls short of the actual cost of serious injuries, so we identify every additional coverage layer from day one, including underinsured motorist protection and any applicable commercial fleet policy. Property owners, employers, and government entities can also share liability.
When a government road defect or a UDOT construction zone along Bangerter Highway contributed to the crash, claims against South Jordan City, Salt Lake County, or UDOT require a formal Notice of Claim under the Utah Governmental Immunity Act within one year, or the claim is barred entirely.
Utah’s comparative fault law under Utah Code 78B-5-818 allows recovery as long as the injured person is less than 50% at fault, though adjusters still assign fault percentages to reduce payout exposure, and our legal team challenges every inflated assignment with independent evidence.
Utah’s statute of limitations under Utah Code 78B-2-307 sets a four-year deadline for most personal injury claims, a two-year limit for wrongful death, and a one-year Notice of Claim deadline against government entities. Missing these strict deadlines permanently bars the claim.
Utah’s no-fault insurance law under Utah Code 31A-22-309 requires every driver to carry Personal Injury Protection with a minimum of $3,000 in medical benefits regardless of fault. Once bills pass that threshold, or an injury causes permanent impairment, permanent disfigurement, or death, you can pursue the at-fault driver’s liability coverage directly. Utah’s uninsured motorist law under Utah Code 31A-22-305.3 also protects South Jordan victims when the at-fault driver has no insurance or insufficient coverage.
Evidence disappears quickly after accidents in South Jordan, and our legal team moves immediately to secure every piece before it is lost.
Utah law allows injured victims to recover economic damages, including medical expenses, lost wages, and future medical costs when injuries are permanent, and insurance companies routinely undervalue these projections. Pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life are recoverable under Utah Code 78B-5-710 through 78B-5-714 with no statutory cap for most personal injury cases.
Under the Utah Wrongful Death Act, surviving spouses and children can bring a civil claim when a family member is killed through another’s negligence, recovering lost financial support, loss of companionship, and funeral expenses.
Our legal team handles car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, dog bites, premises liability claims, and wrongful death cases throughout South Jordan. Commercial vehicle accidents along Bangerter Highway involve federal motor carrier regulations that standard adjusters often miss, and because trucking companies send investigators immediately, we send preservation letters the same day we are retained.
Waddoups Law Personal Injury Attorneys is led by George T. Waddoups, a Utah personal injury attorney who has represented injured Salt Lake County residents for over four decades. He holds an active Utah State Bar license (licensed since 1983), a J.D. from Memphis State University (1982), and a B.S. from Utah State University (1978), and is licensed in Utah and Idaho.
His recognitions include Super Lawyer for 10 or more consecutive years, Utah Legal Elite, National Trial Lawyers Top 100, and membership in the Eight Figure Club, reflecting a $58.5 million jury verdict in a commercial truck wrongful death case. He belongs to the American Association for Justice and regularly appears before the Third District Court in Salt Lake County.
Crash data reported by the Utah Department of Transportation shows traffic fatalities statewide totaled 281 in 2024, and Salt Lake County accounts for roughly 40 percent of Utah’s overall crash volume each year, according to Utah Department of Public Safety crash summaries. The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can preserve evidence and build the strongest case. No upfront fees, no obligation, and you pay nothing unless we win.
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Most personal injury claims carry a four-year statute of limitations under Utah Code 78B-2-307. Wrongful death claims must be filed within two years, and claims against South Jordan City, Salt Lake County, or UDOT require a Notice of Claim within one year or the claim is permanently barred.
Under Utah Code 78B-5-818, you can still recover as long as you are less than 50% at fault. Your recovery is reduced proportionally by your percentage of fault, and our attorneys challenge inflated fault assignments with independent evidence.
Your own Personal Injury Protection coverage pays initial medical costs regardless of fault. Once bills pass $3,000, or your injury results in permanent impairment, permanent disfigurement, or death, we pursue the at-fault party’s liability coverage.
Yes. Pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life are recoverable under Utah Code 78B-5-710 through 78B-5-714, with no statutory cap for most personal injury cases in Utah.
You may still recover through your own uninsured motorist coverage under Utah Code 31A-22-305.3, and our legal team identifies every applicable coverage layer at the start of every case.
We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay nothing unless we win, and we advance all case costs, which we recover only from the recovery.
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George T. Waddoups has practiced law since 1982 and is experienced in personal injury and wrongful death, with over $300 million recovered for clients. He is nominated as a Super Lawyer and a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100. George is committed to community service and enjoys time with his five children.
Riley T. Waddoups, a personal injury attorney with 20 years of experience, represents clients across Utah in cases like wrongful death, truck accidents, and slip and falls. He is skilled in mediation, arbitration, and trial. Riley values family and has developed strong relationships with many clients over the years.
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