By: Adrienne A. Moss
Cell phones and the information they contain have become an integral part of motor vehicle accident investigations and litigation. There are simple steps that can be taken to prevent the destruction of this information in compliance with a preservation request or in anticipation of an inspection.
Some thoughts for law students that are hoping to maximize their time this summer.
By: Keith A. Call
What if someone surprises you by intentionally giving you documents helpful to your case that they did not have the authority to give you?
By: Keith A. Call
Written by Keith A. Call Originally appeared in the Utah Bar Journal, Nov/Dec 2022 For those of you who live in a cave, Alex Jones is a talk show host/podcaster who has promoted various conspiracy theories. One tragic conspiracy he…
By: Daniel D. Hill
The recent Jarkesy decision ruled that the SEC’s in-house adjudication or administrative process violates the 7th Amendment’s right to a jury trial. Finding that an enforcement action brought by the SEC in the SEC’s own in-house administrative process is “akin to traditional actions at law to which the jury-trial attaches,” the Fifth Circuit concluded that persons subjected to such an enforcement action are entitled to a jury trial, which the SEC process does not afford.
By: Daniel D. Hill
The recent enactment of the Commercial Financing Registration and Disclosure Act (Senate Bill 183), requires persons who provide certain commercial financing products to (1) register with the Department of Financial Institutions and (2) make certain disclosures in connection with each commercial financing transaction.
By: Heather S. White
Bond v. City of Tahlequah View full case >>> Use of force, qualified immunity. Officers shot and killed Dominic Rollice. The administrator of his estate brought a § 1983 case alleging the officers used excessive force against Dominic in violation…
Utah Appellate Highlights These appellate cases of interest were decided by the Utah Supreme Court, Utah Court of Appeals, and United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. The summaries were prepared by authoring attorneys Rodney Parker, Dani Cepernich, Robert Cummings, Nate Mitchell, Adam…
By: Keith A. Call
As Justice Durrant put it: “Going forward from today’s opinion, attorneys will be on notice that the Safe Harbor Rule has no application to an otherwise acceptable interpretation of an ethics opinion that has been effectively foreclosed by an opinion from this court.”
By: Nathan R. Skeen
The benefits of hiring a lawyer in commercial trucking litigation are protected communications, assistance with identifying and preserving evidence, and protection from criminal charges or unlawful searches.
