30 November 2017

Utah Supreme Court holds appellate review unavailable for untimely motions to withdraw guilty plea; rejects claim for bad faith insurance litigation attorney fees; holds stretch of Weber River navigable waters; and vacates part of a Court of Appels opinion.

by William Gaskill

13 January 2017

Utah Supreme Court holds failure to give notice of tax sale means statue of limitations to challenge tax deeds does not apply; holds trustee deed signed by entity not authorized to be a trustee is valid; and issues opinion explaining why legislature cannot vest the Court with original jurisdiction over election disputes.

by William Gaskill

20 May 2016

Utah Supreme Court holds regulation of attorney fees is exclusively vested in the Court and the workers compensation attorney fee schedule is thus unconstitutional.

by William Gaskill

20 April 2016

United States Supreme Court upholds law allowing seizure of Iran central bank assets to satisfy terrorism judgments; upholds Arizona’s state legislative redistricting plan; and holds improperly calculated sentencing guideline range will usually be enough to prove plain error and obtain resentencing.

by William Gaskill

8 June 2015

United States Supreme Court holds Congress has no power to tell executive to put Israel as place of birth in passports or consular documents.

by William Gaskill

26 May 2015

United States Supreme Court holds parties can consent to bankruptcy court resolving certain non-bankruptcy claims; rejects disbelief in patent validity as a defense to an infringement claim; and holds limitations in qui tam suits not extended by wartime extension law.

by William Gaskill

21 October 2014

Utah Supreme Court issues opinions on evidentiary privileges and ineffective assistance of counsel

by William Gaskill