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Bed bug infestations have been rising dramatically over the past decade, with bites on humans becoming a major problem in Utah. Bed bug bites can lead to physical injuries, psychological problems, medical bills, lost wages, extermination bills, and loss of personal property.

If you have been bitten by bed bugs in an apartment, hotel, or motel in Utah, you may be wondering if you can sue for your injuries.

Determining Responsibility for Bed Bug Attacks in Utah Apartments

Under Utah law, residential property owners owe their tenants a duty to provide an environment that is suitable for human habitation. Although state law does not specifically address bed bugs, some county ordinances do specifically impose a duty on the landlord to keep the environment free from vermin.

If your landlord has breached the duty to keep the environment free from bed bugs, you may be entitled to recover all damages that you have suffered as a result of the infestation and attack. Your recovery may include:

It is important to note that Utah law does not hold a landlord liable if the tenant caused the conditions in the apartment. This means that you must be able to show that you did not introduce the bed bugs into the apartment. An experienced personal injury lawyer with an eye for detail can help you establish who is responsible for the infestation in your Utah apartment.

Determining Responsibility for Bed Bug Attacks in Utah Hotels and Motels

If you have been bitten by bed bugs in a hotel or motel in Utah, you will want to take the following steps as soon as possible:

Like residents of apartments, victims of bed bug attacks in Utah hotels or motels may be entitled to recovery for health care and emergency room costs, recovery for property damage, lost income, and pain and suffering.

Should You Hire an Attorney for your Bed Bug Attack in a Utah Hotel or Apartment?

If you have been the victim of a bed bug attack due to an infestation in an apartment, hotel, or motel in Utah, you should consult with an experienced personal injury attorney as soon as possible.

At Hepworth, Murray & Associates, our experienced personal injury attorneys will investigate the circumstances of the bed bug infestation and determine if the landlord, hotel, or motel are responsible for your bed bug attack. If you or a loved one has been involved in a bed bug attack, please call Hepworth, Murray & Associates at 801-872-2222, to schedule a free consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney regarding your case.

This article was written by Attorney Jennifer K. Zeleny at Hepworth & Associates and Associates. Ms. Zeleny is a Utah Personal Injury Attorney.

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Michael is the Managing Attorney of Hepworth & Associates, LLC.

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Can I Sue My Landlord or a Hotel for Bed Bugs in Utah?

Lou Sorkin gave that title to his latest photo, featuring bed bugs dining on his hand alongside body lice. Yes, body lice Continue reading

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Please enable Javascript to watch this video AUGUSTA, Maine A Maine man who was angry he didnt qualify for assistance slammed a cup of livebed bugs Friday on the counter of a local municipal office and released around 100 of the tiny pests, the Kennebec Journal reports. Theman went to the code enforcement office earlier Friday to complain about bed bugs at his former apartment before leaving and later returningafter he showed the cup of the bugs to a manager at his new apartment and was told he couldnt live there. When he returned to the Augusta City Center, he was told he did not qualify for assistance which made himangry. Continue reading

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Lou Sorkin gave that title to his latest photo, featuring bed bugs dining on his hand alongside body lice.

Yes, body lice.

Lou does things like this to educate us, and I am very grateful. Plus, hes got a hilarious sense of humor!

Lou describes his photo as follows:

Bed bug, Cimex lectularius, and also the human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus feeding. Red skin area is a nevus flammeus (birthmark) and not a result of insect feeding.

The October meeting of The New York Entomological Society featured Dale Clayton and his research on the Lousebuster system for head louse management. Dale is at the University of Utah. Technically the human head louse is a different sub species from that pictured, but the one pictured is useful for this presentation.

The body lice pictured [below] are from a colony sent by John Clark from the University of Massachusetts where they are fed on a mechanized system developed in his lab and are not from a wild caught population for those of you who wonder about such things!!

Thanks, Lou!

And, ewww!

Update (10/25):

Lou has also provided us with a second, labeled image, entitled Ill tell you whos dining

And the key:

P=Pediculus (louse)C=Cimex (bed bug)

Notice that the smallest louse is smaller than a first instar bed bug nymph.

Also a louse in the group on the left middle area of picture is defecating, a behavior that contributes to it being an important insect vector for louse borne diseases. Defecation on the host and the host scratching introduces the disease organism into the excoriated skin.

Thanks again, Lou! Very helpful.

Photos: Lou Sorkin, used by permission

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AUGUSTA, Maine -- A Maine man who was angry he didn't qualify for assistance slammed a cup of livebed bugs Friday on the counter of a local municipal office and released around 100 of the tiny pests, the Kennebec Journal reports.

Theman went to the code enforcement office earlier Friday to complain about bed bugs at his former apartment before leaving and later returningafter he showed the cup of the bugs to a manager at his new apartment and was told he couldn't live there.

When he returned to the Augusta City Center, he was told he did not qualify for assistance -- which made himangry.

"He whipped out a cup (full of live bedbugs) and slammed it on the counter, and bam, off they flew, maybe 100 of them,"City Manager William Bridgeo told the newspaper.

Some of the bugs landed on an employee on the other side of the counter.The incident forced officials to close the city office for the rest of the day as exterminators were called in to kill the bugs.

It is not known if charges will be filed.

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