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An injury in Logan can leave you sorting out bills, pain, and paperwork before you have had a chance to catch your breath. The rules that decide how long you have and what you can recover are written down, and they are clearer than most people expect. Below you will find the key Utah deadlines at a glance, how claims against a city, county, or the state are handled differently, and what happens when fault is shared. Deadlines in Utah run on fixed dates, so learning them early usually matters more than trying to catch up later.
Utah Injury Deadlines at a Glance
- General personal injury deadline: 4 years from the day you were injured (Utah Code 78B-2-307).
- Car damage from a crash: 4 years to file a claim for the vehicle itself (Utah Code 78B-2-307(3)).
- If someone died because of another party’s negligence: 2 years from the date of death (Utah Code 78B-2-304).
- Product liability claims run 2 years from discovery of both the harm and its cause, under Utah Code 78B-6-706.
- Hurt by a government vehicle, building, or employee: file a notice of claim within 1 year, then sue within 2 years (Utah Code 63G-7-402 and 63G-7-403).
How Long You Have to File in Utah
The general limit for an injury lawsuit in Utah is four years from the injury, found in Utah Code 78B-2-307. That is longer than many states allow, but it applies to claims against private parties, and a few claim types run on shorter clocks.
Not every claim gets the full four years. Wrongful death is limited to two years from death under Utah Code 78B-2-304, and product liability to two years from discovery of the harm and its cause under Utah Code 78B-6-706.
Injuries to children are treated differently. Utah Code 78B-2-108 keeps the clock from running during minority, though a claim involving a government entity follows its own rules and is worth raising with an attorney right away.
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Claims Against a City, County, or the State
If a city, county, school district, or state agency (or one of its employees) caused your injury, Utah’s Governmental Immunity Act requires a written notice of claim within one year after the claim arises (Utah Code 63G-7-402). Miss it and the claim is barred, even though the general limit is four years.
After the notice is filed, the entity must acknowledge it in writing within 60 days, and you generally cannot file suit until 60 days have passed. The lawsuit itself must then be filed within two years after the claim arises (Utah Code 63G-7-403), in district court.
Utah Code 63G-7-401 spells out what a notice must contain (the facts, the nature of the claim, and known damages) and where it must be delivered, which depends on the kind of entity involved: a city clerk, a county clerk, the attorney general for state claims, and so on.
Does Being Partly to Blame End Your Claim?
Fault in Utah is measured as percentages, and the line is 50%. Below it, your damages shrink by your percentage; at or above it, Utah Code 78B-5-818 bars the claim.
When more than one party caused your injury, the fact finder assigns each a percentage, and no defendant pays more than its own percentage (Utah Code 78B-5-818(3) and 78B-5-819).
Which Court Hears a Logan Injury Claim?
Personal injury cases in Utah are heard in district court. Logan sits in Cache County, in the First Judicial District (Utah Code 78A-1-102), and the county’s district court is located in the county seat, Logan (Utah Code 78A-5-101).
What Kind of Injury Was It? What Utah Law Says
Utah law gets more specific once you know what kind of injury it was, and some situations have their own rules and their own clocks.
How long do I have after a car accident in Utah?
You generally have four years from the crash to file a lawsuit. Whether you can seek general damages depends on Utah’s no-fault threshold: death, dismemberment, permanent impairment or disfigurement, a fracture, or more than $3,000 in medical expenses (Utah Code 31A-22-309).
PIP benefits are paid monthly as expenses are incurred, and an insurer that pays late owes interest at 1.5% per month (Utah Code 31A-22-309(5)).
Can I sue if I slipped and fell on someone else’s property in Utah?
Possibly. Slip and fall claims are premises-liability negligence claims: the question is generally whether the owner knew, or reasonably should have known, about the hazard and failed to fix it or warn about it. The general four-year deadline applies, and your own share of fault can reduce or bar recovery under Utah Code 78B-5-818.
Your own attention can be raised as a defense. Under Utah Code 78B-5-818, being found 50% or more at fault ends the claim, and lower percentages reduce it.
What if I did not realize a product caused my injury?
The two-year clock in Utah Code 78B-6-706 does not start until you discovered, or should have discovered, both the harm and its cause. If the connection was not obvious at first, that discovery date is where an attorney will start.
A product injury to a child follows the same discovery rule, with the clock paused during minority (Utah Code 78B-2-108).
Is a wrongful death claim in Utah treated differently from a regular injury claim?
In two practical ways: the clock is two years from the date of death rather than four years from injury (Utah Code 78B-2-304), and the claim belongs to the heirs or is brought by a personal representative for them (Utah Code 78B-3-106).
Because the wrongful death deadline is two years and related claims can run on different clocks, families often ask an attorney early to line up every applicable date.
I was bitten by a dog in Utah, does the owner have to pay?
Utah is a strict liability state for dog injuries: an owner or keeper is liable for an injury the dog causes, whether or not the dog was vicious and whether or not the owner knew it was (Utah Code 18-1-1). Damages are determined under the comparative fault rule in Utah Code 78B-5-818.
There is a narrow exception: an owner is not liable to a trespasser who was violating Utah Code 76-6-206(2) if the injury happened on the owner’s private property while the dog was reasonably secured in a fence or other enclosure (Utah Code 18-1-1(3)).
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Logan, Cache County, and the Courts
Injury claims from Logan generally go through the Cache County district court, and the deadlines and fault rules on this page apply to them exactly as written.
Medical negligence follows different Utah rules, covered on our Logan medical malpractice page.
Nearby coverage: our coverage in Clearfield.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is four years too long to wait to talk to an attorney?
The deadline may be four years, but evidence and memories fade sooner, and some claims have much shorter deadlines. Talking to an attorney early costs nothing and clarifies which clock applies.
Does the wrongful death clock run from the injury or from the death?
From the date of death, under Utah Code 78B-2-304, which can be later than the date of the original injury.
What is the notice of claim deadline for Utah government claims?
One year after the claim arises. A claim is barred if the notice is not filed in that time (Utah Code 63G-7-402).
Can I recover if I was 40% at fault in Utah?
Yes. At 40% fault your damages are reduced by 40%, because your fault is still below the 50% line (Utah Code 78B-5-818).
When can I sue for pain and suffering after a Utah car accident?
When you have death, dismemberment, permanent disability or impairment based on objective findings, permanent disfigurement, a bone fracture, or more than $3,000 in medical expenses (Utah Code 31A-22-309).
What should I do right after a slip and fall in Utah?
Get medical care, photograph the spot, report the fall in writing to the owner or manager, and collect witness names. Then consider talking to an attorney before giving a recorded statement.
Do I have to prove a dog had bitten before in Utah?
No. Utah Code 18-1-1 applies regardless of the dog’s history or the owner’s knowledge.
What is the deadline for a product liability claim in Utah?
Two years from when you discovered, or should have discovered, both the harm and its cause (Utah Code 78B-6-706).
Does every Utah county have a district court?
Yes. Utah Code 78A-5-101 places a district court in the county seat of each county.
What should I bring to a first conversation about my injury?
Anything you have: photos, medical records or bills, insurance letters, and notes on what happened and when. It is fine to come with only a few of these.
Time Is Part of This Decision
The insurance company on the other side typically starts building its position right away, while evidence is still fresh, and the same early window benefits your own claim too. There is no requirement to arrive with a plan. Reaching out costs nothing and commits you to nothing, and it is often the fastest way to learn what is still possible.
