public duty doctrine – Binding the Law

11 June 2018

Utah Court of Appeals vacates and remands criminal restitution order; holds suspending driver’s license is not an enforcement mechanism for civil judgment unrelated to use or ownership of motor vehicle; affirmed murder conviction; affirms summary judgment to attorney in legal malpractice case on limitations grounds; affirms summary judgment to county in wrongful death case under public duty doctrine; and holds tier designations in civil suits can only be changed by motion to amend not as issues tried by consent.

by William Gaskill

21 November 2014

Utah Supreme Court retains but limits public duty doctrine and issues one other decision.

by William Gaskill