An Oklahoma attorney brought suit against the Oklahoma Supreme Court justices and Oklahoma Bar Association officials, claiming mandatory bar dues violated his First Amendment rights to free speech and association. In particular, the attorney objected to the Bar’s use of…
After the court set aside a default judgment based upon defective service, the creditor filed a notice of voluntary dismissal, and the debtor filed a motion for attorney fees. The district court denied the motion, reasoning it lacked jurisdiction. Reversing,…
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In this appeal from a divorce decree, the court of appeals held the district court abused its discretion in not awarding parent time equally between the mother and father, erred in its personal property determination, and that its attorney fee…
The Utah Supreme Court clarified the common-law duty owed by sellers of real property to “fairly and accurately” disclose “the material elements of property sold when such elements are not easily ascertainable by the buyer and materially affect the value…
In this case involving an appeal from a termination of parent rights based upon years of dysfunctionality, substance abuse, and criminal conduct, the appellant asserted error based upon the district court failing to apply a “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard…
The court held that Utah’s underinsured motorist statute, Utah Code § 31A-22-305.3, allows either party, within 20 days of service of the arbitration award, to request a trial de novo for any reason. The court rejected the insurance company’s argument…
Under a Cooperative Funds and Deposits Act (“CFDA”) agreement with the Isleta Pueblo Indian tribe, the United States Forest Service worked to thin and masticate forestland in the Manzano Mountains of New Mexico. During these wildfire-reduction efforts, however, a substantial…
On appeal from denial of his motion to suppress, Suggs argued that evidence linking him to a road-rage shooting was obtained through unconstitutionally broad search warrants. The Tenth Circuit agreed, reversing the district court’s denial of the motion to suppress…
