The allegedly defamatory emails and social media posts at issue in this lawsuit critiqued the propriety of a Bylaw which allowed the Utah Republican Party to expel party members who made it onto the primary ballot via a signature-gathering route….
According to this rule, a prevailing party must file a proposed judgment with the court within 14 days of receiving notice that a decision has been rendered. If the proposed judgment is not filed within this time frame, the court may order judgment to be entered on its own initiative or on motion by an opposing party. Contact
This is the second appeal from the adoption proceedings involving a child whose unmarried biological parents are members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. The Utah Supreme Court reversed the district court’s grant of motions filed by the biological father…
While some effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been unique to the transportation industry, one common struggle among all industries has been the impact of the virus on the workplace. In devising a plan for your business, keep in mind that safety is the top priority.
to lawsuit filed against four police officers in shooting death of Jovany Mercado. Today Juan and Rosa Mercado filed a lawsuit in federal district court alleging Ogden City police officers wrongfully shot and killed their son, Jovany Mercado. Body camera…
In this challenge to an adoption proceeding, the Utah Supreme Court affirmed the district court’s denial of the child’s biological father’s motion to revoke his relinquishment of the child. The Court rejected the father’s argument that Utah Code Section 78B-6-112(a)(5),…
Businessowner policyholders seeking to establish COVID-19 contamination as a “direct physical loss” would be wise to focus on the decontamination and cleaning measures required for their business to reopen following a COVID-19-related closure.
In this discrimination case, the plaintiffs asserted disparate impact and disparate treatment claims under Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The Tenth Circuit affirmed dismissal of the Title VII disparate treatment claim but reversed dismissal of the…
Much about COVID-19 has put us in uncharted waters. It has interrupted and affected nearly every aspect of our lives, including some contractual obligations. But the pandemic will not last forever.
The district court struck a filing by a mother seeking to intervene in an adoption proceeding due to a procedural deficiency in the filing, and then excluded her from participating in the adoption proceedings because she had failed to intervene…