Utah Personal Injury Settlement Timeline With Lawsuit

INVESTIGATE AND RESEARCH

Your attorney will research the law pertaining to your claims and investigate supporting facts.

FILE LAWSUIT

SERVICE

Your attorney will serve the lawsuit and summons on defendants.

MOTION TO DISMISS

In some cases, the defense attorneys will file a motion to dismiss the case immediately after it is filed for various reasons.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS

The parties exchange relevant documents, witness lists, insurance information, and damages computations.

WRITTEN DISCOVERY

The parties exchange written requests for information, along with corresponding objections and responses. They also send subpoenas for information to third-parties.

DEPOSITIONS

The parties depose other parties to the case, witnesses, family members, medical professionals, and others.

MEDICAL EXAM

In some cases, the defense will request that the plaintiff be examined by a doctor hired by the insurance company.

SITE INSPECTION

In some cases, the attorneys and/or retained experts will inspect the site of an accident.

EXPERT DISCOVERY

In many cases, the parties retain expert witnesses. During expert discovery, the expert witnesses produce reports and/or are deposed by the opposing party.

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

In some cases, after expert discovery, the defense attorneys will file a motion for summary judgment, asking the judge to dismiss the case for various reasons.

PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCES

If the case survives summary judgment, the attorneys will have several pre-trail conferences with the court to set trial dates and resolve issues pertaining to the trial.

MEDIATION

If the parties have not mediated the case, the judge will likely order the parties to mediation prior to trial. In some cases, the parties may attend more than one mediation in a case.

TRIAL

The trial will be held before a judge or a jury depending on what the parties have requested. It can last several days up to several weeks.

PAY BILLS

After your case resolves either through settlement, mediation, or a verdict, you may ask your attorney to negotiate and/or pay any of your outstanding medical or other bills relating to the accident.

DISBURSEMENT

Your attorney will disburse funds to you, bringing your case to a conclusion.