Utah Supreme Court, 2012

76 opinions

The OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, Counter-Defendant, Cross-Defendant, Appellant, v. UNIGARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, Intervenor, Cross-Claimant, Appellee; and West American Insurance Company, Plaintiff, Counter-Defendant, Cross-Defendant, v. Cloud Nine, LLC, Easy Seat, LLC, Rodney Ford, Blaine Ford, and Rex Haddock, Defendants and Counter-Claimants 2012-01-06
Clint CARTER, Melvin P. Anderson, and Kenneth Greenwood, Petitioners, v. LEHI CITY and Marilyn Banasky, Lehi City Recorder, Respondents 2012-01-10
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS, INC., Petitioner and Appellant, v. SALT LAKE COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, Utah State Tax Commission, and Granite School District, Respondents and Appellees 2012-01-20
William JUDSON and Donna Judson, Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. WHEELER RV LAS VEGAS, L.L.C., dba Wheelers Las Vegas RV, Defendant and Petitioner 2012-01-24
UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTEE CO., Plaintiff, Counterclaim Defendant and Appellant, v. UNITED STATES SPORTS SPECIALTY ASSOCIATION, Defendant, Counter claimant and Appellee; United States Sports Specialty Association, Plaintiff, v. Nelson, Chipman & Burt, Clifford Payne, Lewis Quigley and American Specialty Insurance Risk Services, Inc., Third-Party Defendants and Appellees 2012-01-24
Von Lester TAYLOR, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE of Utah, Defendant and Appellee 2012-01-24
In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF BABY B., a minor child. Robert Manzanares, Appellant, v. Brandon S. Byington and Julissa N. Byington, Appellees, Carie Terry, Intervenor 2012-01-27
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Jed Ozzie PRICE, Defendant and Appellant 2012-01-27
Kay Lynn HANSEN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Steven L. HANSEN, Defendant and Petitioner 2012-02-03
Maria LOPEZ, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY and El Sol Insurance Agency, LLC, Defendants and Petitioners 2012-02-24
B.R., a minor child, and C.R., a minor child, through their conservator William M. JEFFS, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Trina WEST, Hugo Rodier, Pioneer Comprehensive Medical Clinic, and John Does I-X, Defendants and Appellees 2012-02-28
Thomas WARNE, individually and as Trustee of the Avis P. Warne Family Protection Trust and the Ira B. Warne Family Protection Trust, Appellee and Plaintiff, v. Jeffrey WARNE, individually and as Trustee of the Avis P. Warne Family Protection Trust and the Ira B. Warne Family Protection Trust, Appellant and Defendant 2012-03-06
Donna WHITNEY, individually and as parent and heir of Dillon Whitney, deceased, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. DIVISION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES, UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, State of Utah, Quest Youth Services, Kyle Lancaster, Dan Maldonado, Jason Kaufusi, Henry Kaufusi, Huy Nguyen, and Barry Howard, Defendants and Appellants 2012-03-06
Steve RICHARDS, Respondent, v. Diana BROWN, Petitioner 2012-03-18
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Lemuel PRION, Defendant and Petitioner 2012-03-20
Eric STERN, Michaela Stern, Loraine Sundquist Berolatti, Lloyd J. Cummings, Lorraine Cummings, Leland Richins, Linda A. Richins, Anthony A. Costanza, DeVonna Costanza, Roger Chase, Becky Chase, L. Craig Hamada, Susan Hamada, Jeff Darby, and Kim Darby, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SALT LAKE & SANDY, Draper City, and Draper Irrigation Company, Defendants and Appellees 2012-03-20
John K. BUSHNELL, Third-Party Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Dale K. BARKER, Third-Party Defendant and Petitioner 2012-03-27
In the Matter of the DISCIPLINE OF Clayne I. COREY 2012-03-27
BEAR HOLLOW RESTORATION, LLC, Petitioner and Appellant, v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF UTAH, et al., Respondents and Appellees 2012-03-28
Tavis McARTHUR, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellee 2012-04-03
In the matter of the ADOPTION OF L.O., a minor child. Navajo Nation, Petitioner and Appellant, v. State of Utah, Respondent and Appellee 2012-04-13
Chris Ann MELLOR, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WASATCH CREST MUTUAL INSURANCE and Wasatch Crest Insurance, Defendants and Appellees 2012-04-20
B.A.M. DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SALT LAKE COUNTY, Defendant and Appellee 2012-05-04
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. James Norman ALEXANDER, Defendant and Respondent 2012-05-04
Jennifer BRODERICK, Kathleen Christensen, Shannon Miller, Kevin Miller, Tyrone Rogers, Gertrude Scheidecker, Veronica Sigua, Savannah Brandewie, Lisa Morgan, Grant Harkness, Mark Shumate, and Michael Kemp, Appellants and Plaintiffs, v. APARTMENT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, L.L.C., Howard Schmidt, David Schmidt, Colorado Casualty Company, Jason (Jake) Leoncini, Canyon Cove Properties, LLC, and John Does 1-15, Appellees and Defendants 2012-05-04
Troy Michael KELL, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE of Utah, Respondent and Appellee 2012-05-04
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Charles MOA, Defendant and Petitioner 2012-05-04
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. Wolfgango RUIZ, Defendant and Respondent 2012-05-04
Kent S. TURNER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STAKER & PARSON COMPANIES, a Utah corporation, and Atlas Engineering, L.L.C., a Utah limited liability company, Defendants and Appellee 2012-05-15
Ron THAYER and Cathie Thayer, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; City of Saint George; Robert Goulding; Michael Eaton; Stacy Richan; David Amodt; John and Jane Does 1-10; ABC Corporations 1-10; and XYZ Partnerships 1-10, Defendants and Appellees 2012-05-25
David Vincent GREGG, Appellant, v. STATE of Utah, Appellee 2012-06-01
Wonzie BARRIENTOS, a minor child and heir of Jessica NELSON, deceased, by and through her conservator, Theresa Nelson, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Matt JONES, Ogden City, and John & Jane Does 1-15, Defendants and Appellees 2012-06-08
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Eric Leon BUTT, Jr., Defendant and Appellant 2012-06-08
In the Matter of the ADOPTION OF BABY B., a minor child. Robert Manzanares, Appellant, v. Brandon S. Byington and Julissa N. Byington, Appellees, Carie Terry, Intervenor 2012-06-15
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. APOTEX CORPORATION, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, Mallinckrodt Inc., CSL Behring, Forest Laboratories, Inc., Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Otsuka America, Inc., Pfizer, Inc., Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Schering-Plough Corporation, Schwarz Pharma USA Holdings, Inc., Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Upsher-Smith, Inc., and Wyeth, Inc., Defendants and Appellees 2012-06-19
Mark H. BLAISDELL, an individual, and Mark H. Blaisdell, D.D.S., P.C., a Utah professional corporation, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. DENTRIX DENTAL SYSTEMS, INC., a Utah corporation, Defendant and Appellee 2012-06-26
Nadine GILLMOR, Petitioner and Appellant, v. FAMILY LINK, LLC, David K. Richards, Barry Todd Miller, Joan Ellen Miller, Doug Carl Dohring, Laurie Ann Dohring, Kenneth W. Macey, and Robin A. Macey, Respondents and Appellees 2012-06-29
JONES & TREVOR MARKETING, INC., Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. Jonathan L. LOWRY, Nathan Kinsella, Financial Development Services, Inc., Jeremy Warburton, John Neubauer, and Esbex.com, Inc., Defendants and Respondents 2012-06-29
Roger HOOBAN, Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. UNICITY INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant and Respondent 2012-07-03
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Jesus A. JIMENEZ, Defendant and Petitioner 2012-07-06
Susan I. MOSS and Jamal S. Yanaki, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. PARR WADDOUPS BROWN GEE & LOVELESS, Clark Waddoups, Jonathan O. Hafen, Justin P. Matkin, and John Does I-XX, Defendants and Appellees 2012-07-06
Jerome WILSON and Leilani Wilson, as Guardians ad Litem for Jared Tanner Wilson, their minor child, Plaintiffs, Appellants, and Cross-Appellees, v. IHC HOSPITALS, INC., dba Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, C. Joseph Glenn, M.D., Steven S. MacArthur, M.D., David H. Broadbent, M.D., Defendants, Appellees, and Cross-Appellants 2012-07-20
Stephen G. MAXFIELD, Petitioner and Appellant, v. GARY HERBERT and Peter Corroon, Respondent and Appellee 2012-07-20
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Floyd Eugene MAESTAS, Defendant and Appellant 2012-07-27
Alan REIGHARD, an individual; Suzy Reighard, an individual; Aidan Reighard, a minor, by and through his general guardian, Suzy Reighard, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. Steven YATES, an individual; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive, Defendant and Appellant 2012-07-27
In the Matter of the United Effort Plan Trust. Mark L. SHURTLEFF, Petitioner and Appellant, v. In The Matter of The UNITED EFFORT PLAN TRUST, (Dated November 9, 1942, Amended April 10, 1946, and Amended and Restated on November 3, 1998); and its Trustees, including known trustees Truman Barlow; Warren Jeffs; Leroy Jeffs; Winston Blackmore; James Zitting; and William E. Jessop aka William E. Timpson; and Doe Trustees I through X, Respondents and Appellees, and Bruce Wisan; Dean Jessop Barlow; Don Ronald Fisher; Thomas Samuel Steed; Walter Scott Fisher; Brent Jeffs; Don Johnson; Merlin Jessop; Helaman Barlow; Hildale City; Colorado City; and Twin Cities Water Authority, Other Parties 2012-08-03
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. Jamie Lynn GREENWOOD, Defendant and Respondent 2012-08-10
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Larry Lewis HUTCHINGS, Defendant and Petitioner 2012-08-10
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT, L.C., Plaintiff and Appellee, v. COMCAST OF UTAH II, INC., Defendant and Appellant 2012-08-10
Nancy MADSEN, for herself and all others similarly situated, Appellants, v. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Appellee 2012-08-24
Chad JONES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE dba Farmers Insurance Company, Defendant and Appellee 2012-08-28
In the Matter of the DISCIPLINE OF Franklin Richard BRUSSOW. Franklin Richard Brussow, Petitioner, v. Utah State Bar, Respondent 2012-08-28
Jason and Melissa MILLER, individually and as guardians ad litem for M.M., a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant 2012-08-31
WESTGATE RESORTS, LTD., Defendants, Counterclaimant, and Appellee v. Shaun S. Adel and CONSUMER PROTECTION GROUP, LLC, Plaintiff, Counterdefendant, and Appellant 2012-09-07
WESTGATE RESORTS, Ltd., Plaintiff, Counterdefendant, and Appellant, v. Shaun S. Adel and CONSUMER PROTECTION GROUP, LLC, Defendants, Counterclaimant, and APPELLEE 2012-09-07
In the Matter of the Estate of Michael G. Kampros, Deceased. Willow Kampros RAPELA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Mark GREEN, and Sophie Gibson, Defendants and Appellee 2012-09-11
Allen F. GRAZER, Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. Gordon A. JONES and Linda G. Jones, husband and wife and as Trustees of the Gordon and Linda Jones Family Trust; Gordon Jones Construction, L.C.; Richard H. Barney and Renae Carnon Barney, husband and wife; Ludvig D. Olsen and Jackie M. Olsen, Trustees of the Ludvig D. Olsen and Jackie M. Olsen Trust, Defendants and Respondents 2012-09-14
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Petitioner, and Cross-Respondent, v. Patrick Robert RAMIREZ, Defendant and Respondent, and Cross-Petitioner 2012-09-18
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. James Eric VERDE, Defendant and Petitioner 2012-09-25
Gina M. ARNOLD and Charles S. Arnold, Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. Gary B. White, M.D., Uintah Basin Medical Center, and David GRIGSBY, M.D., Defendants and Petitioner 2012-09-25
STATE of Utah in the interest of D.B., a person under eighteen years of age. D.B., Petitioner, v. State of Utah, Respondent 2012-09-28
Doug TORIAN, directly and derivatively on behalf of EnvironMax, Inc., a Utah corporation, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Robert CRAIG, Genowefa Craig, Charles Meredith, individuals, EnvironMax, Inc., and Does 1-20, whose true identities are not known, Defendants and Appellees 2012-09-28
STATE of Utah, Petitioner and Appellee, v. Arvin V. MOORE, Respondent and Appellant 2012-09-28
In re Honorable Keith L. STONEY 2012-09-28
The FUNDAMENTALIST CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, an Association of Individuals, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Thomas C. HORNE, Bruce R. Wisan, Mark L. Shurtleff, and the Honorable Denise Posse Lindberg, Defendants and Appellants, and Richard Jessop Ream, Thomas Samuel Steed, Don Ronald Fischer, Deal Joseph Barlow, Walter Scott Fischer, Richard Gilbert, and Brent Jeffs, Intervenors and Appellants 2012-10-02
In the Matter of the Discipline of Nathan N. Jardine UTAH STATE BAR, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Nathan N. JARDINE, Defendant and Appellant 2012-10-02
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Howard Price JOHNSON, Defendant and Appellant 2012-10-05
Sabrina RAHOFY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Lynn STEADMAN, an individual, and Steadman Land & Livestock, LLC, Defendants and Petitioners 2012-10-05
Douglas Stewart CARTER, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE of Utah, Respondent and Appellee 2012-10-05
Gayle M. BURNS and I.M.B., a minor child, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant and Appellee 2012-10-12
Michael K. SUAREZ, John S. Weisheit, Harold Shepherd, Jennifer P. Speers, Tara Collins, William Love, Sarah M. Fields, John C. Dohrenwend, Paul Janos, Steve Mulligan, and Barbara A. Morra, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. GRAND COUNTY, Utah and The Grand County Council, Defendants and Appellees, Cloudrock Land Company, LLC, Defendant-Intervenor and Appellee 2012-10-23
UTAH CHAPTER OF THE SIERRA CLUB, et al., Petitioners, v. BOARD OF OIL, GAS, AND MINING; and Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining, Respondents. and Alton Coal Development, LLC; and Kane County, Utah, Intervenors and Respondents 2012-10-30
PIONEER BUILDERS COMPANY OF NEVADA, INC. aka Pioneer Builders of Nevada aka Pioneer Builders, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. K D A CORPORATION aka KDA Corporation aka K.D.A. Corporation aka The K.D.A. Corporation aka K.D.A. Corporation, Inc.; et al., Defendants and Appellees 2012-11-02
Employers REINSURANCE FUND, and Sunnyside Coal Company, Petitioners, v. LABOR COMMISSION and Cecil Henningson, Respondents 2012-11-06
UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. LOCAL 382 OF THE AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION, Defendant and Appellant 2012-11-06
STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Antoine Darnell HARRIS, Defendant and Appellant 2012-11-09