In a new filing, the American Civil Liberties Union field a 'friend of the court' brief, asking the high court to review Vannieuwenhoven's case. It argues there is a Constitutional issue at stake.

The median award in premises liability cases — cases holding owners or landlords liable for injuries sustained due to the condition of the property — was $90,000. The average award for medical ...

Excluding cases stemming from failure to pay taxes, which do not take much time, each of the 25 civil courts had about 1,100 pending cases at the end of last year, compared with an average of ...

In civil cases in Utah, discovery is broken down into tiers. Tier 1, is typically for disputes seeking less than $50,000 in damages. Tier 1 discovery sets a 120-day time limit to complete the ...

News 1,300 Cases Per Judge: Caseloads Multiply After DeSantis 'Tort Reform' Causes Surge in Civil Lawsuits "A drastic measure could be that I could potentially stay the prosecution of all the ...

On March 24, 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 837, “Civil Remedies,” into law.While other articles have discussed the wide-ranging effects of this new law, this post focuses ...