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Equal protection, hospital PPA insurers

June 23, 2018 By lilly

EQUAL PROTECTION: Art. II § 4 general equal protection guarantee requires state action (1st impression), but whether PPAA activity constitutes state action not properly before the Court. . . uninsured hospital patient failed to properly allege similarly situated classes vis-à-vis patients insured by most favorable PPA insurers, not denied equal protection. . . insured status not a “social condition” for Art. II §4 analysis. . . Reynolds affirmed (other grounds). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: John Morrison, Lawrence Anderson, Randy Cox, Randy Tanner, Thomas Leonard

Initiative, I-186 rulemaking delegation

June 23, 2018 By lilly

INITIATIVE: Whether I-186 delegates rulemaking and therefore violates effective date requirement is outside AG’s legal-sufficiency review and Court’s pre-election review. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Brianne McClafferty, Jon Bennion, Jonathan Motl, Stuart Segrest, Thomas Schoenleben, William Mercer

Child endangerment by DUI, lesser-includeds

June 23, 2018 By lilly

CHILD ENDANGERMENT BY DUI: Defendant was entitled to DUI lesser-included instructions. . . conviction reversed. . . Reynolds reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Haley Jackson, Jeff Sealey, Moses Okeyo, Tammy Plubell

Child endangerment, duty of care, intoxication

June 23, 2018 By lilly

CHILD ENDANGERMENT: Conviction of mother who was alone with child while highly intoxicated after babysitter left affirmed. . . Bolstad/Kutzman affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Cassidy Blomgren, Deborah Smith, Ryan Aikin

Criminal forfeiture, Utah drug charges (other acts)

June 23, 2018 By lilly

CRIMINAL FORFEITURE: Utah drug charges filed 9 months after Montana charges improperly admitted to prove that money seized in Montana case was intended for distribution of drugs. . . conviction reversed, remanded for new trial. . . Hayworth reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Penelope Strong, Ryan Aikin

$50,000 verdict, negligent cremation

June 23, 2018 By lilly

VERDICT: $50,000, negligent cremation. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts

Marketing/sales agreement, JML

June 23, 2018 By lilly

MARKETING/SALES AGREEMENT: JML improperly granted mid-trial on breach of contract by erroneous interpretation that Agreement lacked minimum purchase term and was modified by performance. . . spoliation sanctions properly denied. . . 2nd deposition of a witness properly conditioned on payment of attorney fees. . . no evidence of judicial bias, but Haddon might consider recusal on remand. . . Haddon reversed, affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Marshall Mickelson, Peter Scott

Failure to prosecute, dismissal of §1983 claims

June 23, 2018 By lilly

FAILURE TO PROSECUTE: Dismissal of §1983 claims with prejudice too harsh, dismissal without prejudice more appropriate. . . Haddon reversed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Christopher Abbott, Douglas Marshall

Jurisdiction, parental termination claims

June 23, 2018 By lilly

JURISDICTION: Parental termination claims properly dismissed pursuant to Rooker-Feldman. . . Morris affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues

Notice of claimed injury, summary judgment denied

June 23, 2018 By lilly

Summary judgment on notice of claimed injury denied. . . Sandler. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court Tagged With: Adrianna Potts, Joe Maynard, Larry Jones

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