2019 Legislative Updates Law Enforcement

By: Heather S. White

Attorney Heather S. White’s 91-page PowerPoint presentation, Legislative Updates 2019 – Law Enforcement View the pdf here

SCM Announces Launch of Charter School Representation Practice

SCM’s Charter School Practice team advises clients on the full range of legal issues faced by this classification of schools, which might involve state and federal courts, administrative bodies, due process hearings, civil claims defense matters, employment issues, and more. 

Afternoon Fireside with Utah House Representative Stephanie Pitcher

Join in the conversation on proposed legislative tax changes, which may now require small businesses and professionals to charge a sales tax on their services.

Ruth A. Shapiro Elected as 2018-2019 UDLA Legacy Award Winner

The “Legacy Award” is given to those who give excellent and distinguished service in the defense of insurance companies or their insureds.

Government Entities – Case Law Update, April 2019

By: Heather S. White

All summaries are written by Heather White and are for informational purposes only.  Snow Christensen & Martineau represented clients in some of the cases listed below, but the firm was not legal counsel for all of them.   Ceballos v….

Cummings v. Dean, 913 F.3d 1227 (10th Cir. Jan. 24, 2019)

After the district court granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss the due process claims asserted against them under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, holding one defendant was entitled to qualified immunity on all claims, while one…

Ethics and Civility: In-House Counsel’s Privilege Dilemma

By: Keith A. Call

In-house counsel have tough jobs. Your legal guidance may be integral to your company’s success.

United States v. Knapp, —F.3d— (10th Cir. Mar. 5, 2019)

On appeal from denial of her motion to suppress, defendant argued that police searched her purse in violation of the Fourth Amendment.  The government responded that the search was constitutionally permissible as a search of defendant’s “person” incident to arrest….

High Desert Relief, Inc. v. United States, 917 F.3d 1170 (10th Cir. Mar. 5, 2019)

This case arose out of the efforts of the IRS to investigate the tax liability of a medical marijuana dispensary in New Mexico.  The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of motions to quash third-party summonses the IRS issued…

Pilot v. Hill, 2019 UT 10 (Mar. 1, 2019)

Plaintiff’s complaint identified this personal injury suit as a Tier 2 case, but when the jury awarded damages in excess of $600,000, he sought to amend his tier designation post-trial under Rule 15(b)(1), which allows post-trial amendments to pleadings to…