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Establishing Ownership Rights in Property in Utah, Part 2

Property disputes are common. Unraveling a property dispute, however, can take some fancy footwork and legal wrangling. You have questions, so let me give you a few answers. There are a number of legal avenues to assert rights to property including ownership rights, possession rights, and use rights. I previously wrote about the ownership right established […]

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IS MY UTAH BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP IN TROUBLE?

Utah business partners: are you in trouble? Seen here mountain biking on Antelope Island, Utah Short answer: probably. It all depends on what you mean by ‘trouble.’ Do you mean, “is my Utah business partnership about to implode (or explode!)?” If you are asking yourself that question, you probably already know the answer. Get Utah

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Utah Hospitals Now Get Paid 100% of Their Liens in Personal Injury Cases

Who gets how much from a personal injury settlement or judgment has always been shared pro rata among those benefitting: the plaintiff and those who paid for the personal injury. No longer. The Utah Supreme Court ruled in Bryner v. Cardon Outreach, LLC, et al., 2018 UT 52, that the Utah Hospital Lien Statute, Utah

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Ways to Pay Your Attorney

You need an attorney but you cannot afford to pay or need a different way to pay? There are ways known only to the initiated (i.e., those who have asked!). It’s called an “alternative fee agreement” or “alternative fee arrangement” and are only limited by your imagination. As you already know, attorneys typically charge an

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Watch Where You Are Going– the Open and Obvious Danger Rule

In many Utah premises liability personal injury cases, the person who is injured on real property is often told they should have avoided the object or situation that injured them because it was “open and obvious.” The Utah Supreme Court reiterated the “open and obvious danger rule” in Coburn v. Whitaker Construction Co. released in

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Establishing Property Ownership Rights in Property in Utah, Part 2

Property disputes are common. Unraveling a property dispute, however, can take some fancy footwork and legal wrangling. You have questions, so let me give you a few answers. There are a number of legal avenues to assert rights to property including ownership rights, possession rights, and use rights. I previously wrote about the ownership right

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Interesting- Utah Supreme Court Affirms Disbarment of Attorney for Violations of Professional Conduct

The Utah Supreme Court upheld the disbarment of attorney Susan Rose for conduct in violation of the Utah Rules of Professional Conduct. It’s a reminder to attorneys and the clients who hire them that there are limits to the judicial process and how cases are conducted in court.

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Establishing Property Ownership Rights in Property in Utah, Part 1

Part 1 of 3: Fences Make Good Neighbors. Property disputes are common. Unraveling a property dispute, however, can take some fancy footwork and legal wrangling. You have questions, so let me give you a few answers. There are a number of legal avenues to assert rights to property including ownership rights, possession rights, and use

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