This appeal arose from a property dispute between neighbors, where the plaintiff obtained a preliminary injunction halting the defendant’s construction of a new home. After a bench trial, the district court held that the injunction had been improvidently granted, but…
A divorce court entered a temporary order granting the wife possession of a home owned by her father-in-law during the pendency of the divorce proceedings. The father-in-law filed a lawsuit to evict the wife and obtained an unlawful detainer judgment…
The supreme court held, as a matter of first impression, that for the purposes of determining choice of law, an award of contractual attorney fees is substantive, rather than procedural, which in turn resulted in applying the choice of law…
The Third Judicial District Court of Utah entered an order in the long-standing receivership case of Westwood Partners and Westwood Hills Investments, Ltd, which receivership case is known as Billings v. Westwood Hills Investments, Ltd., et al.
These appellate cases of interest were recently decided by the Utah Supreme Court, Utah Court of Appeals, and United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. The summaries have been prepared by authoring attorneys Rodney Parker, Dani Cepernich, Robert Cummings, Nate Mitchell, Adam Pace, and Andrew Roth….
The Supreme Court repudiated the prior standard set forth in Lafferty v. State, 2007 UT 73
Crooks was convicted of possessing 567 grams of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, which resulted in a 360 month-to-life prison term based, in part, on a career criminal enhancement and the offense level associated with possessing 50 grams or…
By: Keith A. Call
With your livelihood and license to practice law potentially on the line, it may be wise to seek professional help in responding to a complaint from the OPC.
As we settle into our newly remodeled offices and navigate a new year, we look forward to working under the direction of our newly appointed leadership. D. Jason Hawkins as President, Richard A. Van Wagoner as Vice President, while Samuel Alba remains Chairman of the Board.
This appeal arose from multi-district class action litigation brought by consumers owning Samsung brand top-load washing machines. Class counsel and the defendants negotiated a settlement agreement which included both a “kicker” (an agreement that allowed fees not awarded to class…
