The Utah Uniform Voidable Transactions Act provides remedies to creditors when debtors transfer assets, rendering themselves judgment-proof. The Act creates a distinction between transfers that occur before or after a claim arises.
If more attorneys are aware of and argue these exceptions on appeal, we are likely to have more cases in which the appellate courts are able to apply an exception and create a body of case law that reaches the merits of more arguments on appeal. Much to the relief of all associates and district court judges.
In disputed first-party insurance claims, a policyholder will often sue not only its insurer but that insurer’s independent adjuster who inspected a loss.
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.
Under Utah law, a person who supplies a “chattel” – a fancy legal term for personal property – to another potentially faces legal liability, if the chattel causes physical injury to the person who uses the chattel.
This article explores the effect of Utah Code Ann. § 75-2-503, commonly referred to as the Harmless Error Statute, on estate planning and probate litigation for both attorneys and the public at large.