April 2015 -

Utah Court of Appeals: Expert Not Necessary to Establish Forgery

The Utah Court of Appeals today held that expert testimony was unnecessary to establish that a signature was a forgery. This was within the proper

April 23, 2015 No Comments

Defense Verdict in Utah Medical Malpractice Trial

Last Friday a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Utah returned a defense verdict in a case alleging medical malpractice

April 22, 2015 No Comments

Utah Supreme Court: Exclusion of Expert Witnesses Reversed

The Utah Supreme Court has reversed a trial judge's striking of the experts for plaintiff in a medical malpractice case because the original two experts were

April 21, 2015 No Comments

Utah Court of Appeals: Improper Jury Argument

In State v. Akok, 2015 UT App 89 (16 April 2015), the Utah Court of Appeals reversed a conviction for rape because of a prosecutor's improper

April 19, 2015 No Comments

National Center’s Report on Utah’s Discovery Rules Changes

Utah made substantial (and controversial) changes to its discovery rules for cases filed after November 1, 2011. A lengthy research study by the National Center for

April 18, 2015 No Comments

Utah Personal Injury Liens

Today I attended an excellent seminar on the state of liens in the personal injury field- ERISA, Medicare, statutory hospital, and Medicaid. As a mediator,

April 7, 2015 No Comments

Understand E-filing or Get Kicked Out of Court

The Tenth Circuit recently affirmed a summary judgment entered by a trial judge in Kansas because counsel failed to properly understand the numbering system for

April 5, 2015 No Comments

Note to Self: Check the Spam Folder

For two years lawyers have been required to e-file all documents in civil cases in Utah state courts. If you file a motion, for example,

April 3, 2015 No Comments