... 4, 2009. RELIGIOUS MONUMENTS The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Summum, a small religious group, cannot force a city in Utah to place a granite marker in a local park that already is home to a Ten Commandments display. The court said that governments can ... promote light and "low tar" brands. The decision was at odds with recent anti-consumer rulings that limited state regulation of business in favor of federal power. Decided on Dec. 15, 2008. NAVY SONAR USAGE The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 ...
July 1, 2009 11:21 am
... were from California, we had lawyers who flew in from the states of Washington, Florida, Nevada, Utah, and Texas to join us. The level of sharing, learning, and eye-opening ... firms in California. In addition to being a very sharp business owner, he has a great vision for his law firm. He brought several of his team along including ... marketing efforts. I highly recommend this to all attorneys." Robert Rolnik, Esq. (Patent Law, Kingwood, TX) "This was very thought provoking. I have not had such a clear ...
June 29, 2009 07:29 am

Non-Sequiturs: 06.22.09

(Above the Law)
* The Kindle is a business expense now. Excellent. Now even more people can get their hands on the best thing ever. [Legal Blog Watch] * Appellate Court Judge Warren ... Silicon Valley, here's an event on Wednesday that may be worth your while. [Santa Clara Law] * Working from home is totally awesome. Unless you live in a closet that you'd hoped to ... home is just really, really cool. [Young Lawyers Blog] * Bars are now allowed in Utah. So now we've got liquor and the ability to marry multiple women. ...
June 22, 2009 03:15 pm

Louisiana receives an F for insurance coverage

(Insurance Dispute Lawyer Blog)
... , among other states, are paying some of the highest rates for homeowners policies that are vastly overrated. While states like Utah and Idaho have residents who are receiving a great value for their policies, this illustrates yet again a theme of insurance ... and New York pay more for homeowners coverage that is inferior. Each of those states was awarded an F. Arizona, Idaho, Utah and Vermont each earned "A" grades for their healthy insurance environment. Again this is highly unacceptable and state ...
June 19, 2009 11:48 am

Global Competition

(Estate Street)
... , and expects savings on its legal costs of up to 20 per cent. The London Times Online reports: Many of England's leading law firms have already outsourced back-office jobs, such as accounting and word processing, to India. The difference with Rio Tinto is that ... not for the occasional piece of work - but as a fundamentally new way of working. Rio Tinto is a global mining firm with operations on every continent. It runs The Kennecott Copper Mine at the western edge of the Salt Lake valley in Utah.
June 18, 2009 07:20 am
... Interstate 15 near 2300 North Type: Utah traffic accident, Utah tow truck accident A serious Utah truck accident took place Saturday morning ... First, avoid any form of distraction while driving, especially on the freeway and on busy roads. This includes cell phone use, text-messaging, eating, or fumbling with the radio ... distracted and put other drivers in danger. The expert Utah injury and accident attorneys at the Christensen Law Firm are dedicated to providing their clients with superlative legal ...
June 9, 2009 04:54 pm

Pedestrian Safety News Roundup Continues ...

(Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer)
... feet from the initial point of impact. The driver was charged with driving while under the influence (a 3rd degree felony in Utah), leaving the scene of the accident, failing to yield the right of way of a pedestrian in a crosswalk and not having insurance. Vacaville, ... alcohol, pet distractions, darkness or after sun down, street lighting issues, wearing dark clothing and busy streets. All characteristics controllable or noticable by both pedestrians and drivers of cars, trucks, buses and other ...
June 4, 2009 03:00 pm

DOT to Review Motorcoach Safety

(California Lemon Law Blog)
... a department plan for improving the safety of multipassenger transport vehicles. The call to action comes from the department after a tragic 2008 Utah motorcoach crash which killed nine passengers and injured over 40 others. In the aftermath of that crash, ... , please contact the Law Offices of Howard D. Silver. Our California lemon law attorneys help protect the rights of consumers from unfair, vague, or deceptive business practices, automobile lemons and auto repair fraud. Call us today at 866- ...
June 3, 2009 09:00 am
... we need to decide . . . whether [network security] auditing is voluntary or will have the force of law behind it," says Andrea Matwyshyn, a law and business ethics professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School who specializes in information security issues. ... with [the standards] at the time of the breach," she said. In the CardSystems case, Merrick Bank, which is based in Utah and services 125,000 merchants, sued Savvis last year in Missouri. Merrick says Savvis was negligent in ...
June 1, 2009 09:00 pm
... Responsibility in Corporate Governance) that corporate managers in fact have a lot of power under the business judgment rule to engage in what most people refer to socially responsible governance. Also ... directors' fiduciary duties. In general, a charter amendment may not derogate from common law rules if doing so conflicts with some settled public policy. In light ... producing income or property appreciation. Similar statutes have been adopted in Utah (see Utah St. § 48-2c-412) and Wyoming (see Wy. St ...
May 29, 2009 12:19 pm

Timeshare Scams

(Sharifi " Baron Blawg)
... can make it very difficult to know if you are getting what you pay for. Under Utah law, you have a few days to cancel the purchase of a timeshare for any reason ... has been more than five days since you signed the purchase agreement, the law gives you fewer options. Duress, coercion and fraud, for example, could ... firm of Sharifi & Baron where they focus on representing small businesses in everything from incorporation to civil litigation. They can be reached at jbaron@sb-legal.net. Disclaimer: ...
May 27, 2009 03:37 pm
... a catastrophic injury or wrongful death. What's an LLC? A limited liability company is a type of business association recognized by state and federal governments as a legal entity independent of its owners ... Institute to reduce to writing the legal community's consensus regarding general principles of law applied across the country. "Agency" is the subject of this particular Restatement, and "Third" means ... . v. Harrison, 2003 UT 14, 70 P.3d 35, 41 (Utah 2003); Miller v. Keyser, 90 S.W.3d 712, 717 ...
May 26, 2009 06:48 am
... not limited to bringing a Rule 11 motion for sanctions when things get out of hand. The Utah Supreme Court expressed in Griffith v. Griffith, 1999 UT 78, ¶13, 985 ... to rebuke interference with the conduct of its business, but also to control and protect its officers, including attorneys. Id. (citing In re Evans, 42 Utah 282, 130 P. 217 ... get even-just protect the rights of your client to be free from unethical conduct. The practice of law is enjoyable. Don't let the few bad apples spoil your fun. ...
May 19, 2009 05:22 pm
... US citizens cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without "due process of law." In other words, Mr. Witherspoon did not receive his due in the process ... 17 January 1977, Gary Gilmore became the first US citizen to be executed (in Utah) since the Witherspoon decision nearly a decade earlier. Gilmore, like Jesse Walter ... courts and legislatures were abandoning the standards and returning to the pre-1968 business of state-sponsored execution. And then, quite suddenly in 2000, a new questioning ...
May 18, 2009 10:48 am
... While the courts do not automatically support online trademark-mediated discourse, the bigger practical threat to online trademark law comes from extrajudicial privately enforced trademark policies, such as the search engines' "voluntarily" adopted trademark policies. These policies ... Google's new policy would not have been able to take advantage of Utah HB 450, Utah's most recent foray in disrupting the online advertising business). It could take years for all of the legal shenanigans to shake ...
May 15, 2009 04:56 pm
... by communications technology in the courtroom, joining the recent problems it has caused for twittering jurors and texting spectators, as well as its unfortunate results for blogging defendants. It should be relatively clear by now that everyone should stop doing this, but I sort of hope they don't. Link: Daily Business Review (via Law.com)
May 15, 2009 11:06 am
... holding junior creditor claims, will get about 50 cents on the dollar. . . . The absolute priority rule is a linchpin of bankruptcy law. . . . Violating absolute priority undermines this commitment by introducing questions of redistribution into the process." Adam Cohen and ... of the miners and rescuers who were killed or injured by two cave-ins in 2007. The settlement — the largest in Utah mining history — was signed by lawyers for the defendants and the families of the 12 men who were killed or ...
May 13, 2009 06:57 am
... or primetime during 30 Rock, bad lawyer ads are out in force. We here in Utah have our own batch of bad ads. Some of you may remember one particular ... on every inch of the phone book. Primarily in the field of personal injury law. But believe it or not Utah is not as bad as the ads taken out in some states. Take a ... a noble profession that can be an engine of progress in society, and a means to help people and businesses with their problems. So, before you judge all lawyers by a small percentage of ...
May 11, 2009 12:20 pm

Officials Facing Child Pornography Charges

(Florida Criminal Attorneys Blog)
... numerous community activities, including operating a business to help triathletes and raising money for sick babies. He was named the Utah Paramedic of the Year in 2006. Frandsen is married ... have made it easier to access and share photographs and videos. The Florida law even applies to minors. For example, a 15-year-old girl could be charged ... here and here. If you have been charged with any crime, including a sex crime, in the state of Florida, contact the Musca Law criminal defense attorneys.
May 8, 2009 12:25 pm
... of the U.S. economic crisis. It also extends mortgage fraud law to all mortgage lending businesses and authorizes $165 million for each of the next two fiscal years to ... : Norman Hsu - Former Democratic Fundraiser. Bernie Madoff Val E. Southwick (Vescor)Utah. A Newport socialite and former commodities trader has pleaded not guilty to running ... , a Houston man accused of running a Ponzi scheme through his Lake Jackson business five years ago was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in prison and ...
May 6, 2009 07:32 am
 
 

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