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Salt Lake City: Insurance Bad Faith Case Decided by Utah Supreme Court – UMIA v. Saltz

The Utah Supreme Court has released its decision in UMIA v. Saltz, 2022 UT 21. This is an insurance bad-faith claim arising out of a insurance

June 12, 2022 No Comments

Utah Supreme Court: Rule 35 Amendment on Medical Exams Is Approved

The Utah Supreme Court has approved changes to Rule 35 that eliminate some troublesome issues that arose after the November 2011 amendments. (See my earlier blog

March 31, 2017 No Comments

Utah Supreme Court: Amended Rule 35

On January 25th the Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure approved amendments to Rule 35 that make clear a report is required for all

January 30, 2017 No Comments

Utah Supreme Court: May an Attorney Sign Interrogatory Answers?

I got an inquiry the other day from an attorney at a large Salt Lake firm as to whether the November 2011 amendments to the

December 18, 2016 No Comments

Practice Tip – Notify the Government of Constitutional Challenges

A common mistake is challenging the constitutionality of a statute in an action between private parties and not notify the government entity which may have

October 13, 2016 No Comments

Utah Supreme Court: Proposed Rule 35 Amendment is Out for Comment

The Supreme Court's Rules Committee has issued proposed revisions to Rule 35 that make it clear a report must be provided for all medical examinations, whether or

August 29, 2016 No Comments

Utah Supreme Court: Rule 35 To Be Clarified

The 2011 amendment to rule 35 on medical examinations clarified the language and removed the confusing requirement for production of "prior reports" on other examinations by the medical

July 8, 2016 No Comments

Utah Civil Case Management Pilot Program

Members of the bar have started encountering the new "Civil Case Management Pilot Program" in effect for Tier 3 (and certain Tier 2) cases assigned

June 29, 2016 No Comments

Utah Supreme Court: Gowns and Wigs Now Mandatory

A surprising announcement out today from the Utah Supreme Court: English-style gowns and wigs will soon be required garb of all licensed members of the bar appearing

April 1, 2016 No Comments

“Proportionality” Comes to the Federal Rules – Federal Rule 26 – Utah Law

Significant changes to Federal Rule 26 became effective on December 1st. These expressly incorporate the principle of proportionality in defining the scope of discovery, and track the

December 30, 2015 No Comments