The duty to defend is the duty that an insurance company owes its insureds to hire an attorney and take action to defend the insured when the insured gets sued. It’s a bit of complex law that is often at the heart of any bad faith action against an insurance company. Utah typically follows the […]
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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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In Utah, claims against landowners, i.e., ‘premises liability’ claims, are subject to the ‘open and obvious hazard‘ defense. This defense is the assertion that the injured person failed to protect themselves from a risk that should have been apparent to them. Businesses and landowners who may have customers, clients, or patrons visit their property should
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Insurance covers whatever has a value. I do not sell insurance but I am a consumer of it: in business, at home, and as a source of income. It is a monster topic with many issues. Let me share some bits that you may not have considered. Why should your startup or new business consider
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