garuntees – Binding the Law

25 August 2017

Utah Supreme Court reinstates attempted murder conviction and holds extension of time to pay rent did not relieve guarantor of liability.

by William Gaskill

8 December 2015

10th Circuit rejects bankruptcy plan holding guarantor liable for full debt of bankrupt corporate debtor.

by William Gaskill

31 January 2015

In a busy day, the Utah Supreme Court allows wrongful death suits when the decedent already won a personal injury case; eliminated “improper purpose” intentional interference with economic relations claims; declared that the Utah Code does not list all the ways nonconsent can be proven in a rape case; refers an attorney to the ethics office for illegal fee;announces that comparative fault covers intentional torts as well as negligence; imposed a duty on gun owners to keep their guns from intoxicated people; says mechanic’s lien cannot inlcude attorney fees and issued 7 other decisions.

by William Gaskill