23 July 2018

Utah Court of Appeals affirms termination of a father’s parental rights and affirms denial of a motion for new trial.

by William Gaskill

27 June 2018

Utah Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment to defendants in four credit card collections cases; holds amendment to trust void as a matter of law; affirms a probation revocation; affirms firearm and other convictions arising from a traffic stop and high speed chase; sets aside denial of a workers compensation claim; affirms rape convictions; affirms denial of a nonconforming use application; and issues one other decision.

by William Gaskill

8 May 2018

Utah Court of Appeals affirms convictions and sentences arising from spousal kidnapping; reverses child sex abuse convictions; holds prefilling procedures in medical malpractice suits do not toll the one-year state tort claim limitation period; reversed a criminal restitution order; and issues one other decision.

by William Gaskill

29 March 2018

Utah Court of Appeals remands claims for wrongful termination for cause and attorney fees; reverses summary judgment in a slip and fall case; affirms denial of motion to withdraw guilty plea; affirms denial of a motion to amend a complaint; affirmed termination of a father’s parental rights; reverses some convictions which arose from a crime spree involving shooting police officers; affirms dismissal of state tort claim act case; and affirms local zoning decision.

by William Gaskill

7 February 2018

Utah Court of Appeals affirms child sex abuse convictions; rejects criminal merger argument; vacates and remands an order reducing alimony; affirms and remands a different order changing alimony; affirms road rage convictions; and issues one other decision

by William Gaskill

3 January 2018

Utah Court of Appeals affirms two separate orders terminating parental rights; vacates and remands a criminal restitution order; and affirms an indemnity judgment.

by William Gaskill

13 November 2017

Utah Court of Appeals affirms child sex abuse convictions; rejects ineffective assistance claim; affirms aggravated assault conviction; affirms termination of the rights of both parents as to the same child; and affirms denial of a motion to suppress.

by William Gaskill

23 October 2017

Utah Court of Appeals reverses and remands parts of a divorce decree; affirms object rape conviction and issues one other decision.

by William Gaskill

13 September 2017

Utah Court of Appeals affirms drug conviction; affirms a probation revocation; affirms entry of a protective order; affirms award of total permanent disability benefits; vacates a criminal restitution award; affirms denial of petition for extraordinary relief; affirms lewdness conviction and issues one other decision

by William Gaskill

6 September 2017

Utah Court of Appeals rejects claim that the Indian Child Welfare Act prevented termination of mother’s parental rights; rejects double jeopardy argument; affirms termination of alimony; affirms denial of attorney fees in wrongful lien case; affirms a deficiency judgment; holds landlord owed no duty to keep tenant’s cattle off the highway; affirms dismissal of attorney lien claim; affirms quiet title judgment part and reveres it in part; affirms attempted murder conviction; and issues three other decisions.

by William Gaskill

22 August 2017

Utah Court of Appeals vacates alimony award; reverses criminal restitution order; affirms administrative order finding spa workers are employees; and affirms termination of mother’s parental rights, but reversed termination of father rights as to the same two children.

by William Gaskill

28 July 2017

Utah Court of Appeals affirms denial of motion to cancel alimony and child support; reverses dismissal of a post-conviction relief petition; remands denial of a worker’s compensation claim for analysis under correct legal standard; affirms consecutive sentences; and issues two other decisions.

by William Gaskill