30 July 2018

Utah Supreme Court vacates emotional damages award in legal malpractice case.

by William Gaskill

1 December 2017

Utah Court of Appeals affirms murder conviction; vacates custody order; affirms summary judgment in a breach of contract case; affirms denial of post-conviction relief petition; rejects post-conviction relief claim; and reinstates stepparent custody petition.

by William Gaskill

12 September 2016

Utah Court of Appeals affirms convictions arising from a domestic violence episode; reinstates a breach of contract claim; and issues one other decision.

by William Gaskill

21 July 2016

10th Circuit reminds us state legislatures cannot expands its jurisdiction; upholds rejection of arbitration award on ground that using Chinese document did not give proper notice of the arbitration proceeding; holds omitting an element of the crime was harmless in felon in possession case; upholds rejection of claim under 18 USC 2241; and upholds verdict for unreasonable delay and denial of insurance claim.

by William Gaskill

6 June 2016

Utah Court of Appeals holds agreement to masturbate for a fee while another watches is not sexual solicitation; vacates and remands reinstatement order for use of wrong legal standard in analysis; holds forfeiture provision in lease did not apply to breaches proven at trial; upholds exclusion of expert witnesses as discovery sanction; and issues three other decisions.

by William Gaskill

30 July 2015

Utah Court of Appeals remands other bad acts motion for evaluation under correct legal standard; holds failing to disclose documented wetlands violation breached land sale contract and was bad faith; adoption by aunt and uncle terminated grandparent visitation rights; holds a locked door and no trespass sign on a bedroom door do not given notice of separate residence status; and held counsel was ineffective for not objecting to jury instruction that omitted an element.

by William Gaskill

28 July 2015

Utah Supreme Court holds plaintiffs with a contract implied in law claim which only seeks money damages entitled to a jury trial on that claim.

by William Gaskill

21 February 2015

Utah Court of Appeals holds ambiguous record means no waiver of right to counsel and issues 6 other decisions.

by William Gaskill