Articles & Insights

Legal insights and updates from our attorneys.

Real Estate Law

May 1, 2020

Lien Worthy Restoration Work

In Utah, to lien, you must do more than clean. Restoration contractors often do more than clean up when disaster strikes a home or business. When a restoration contractor physically improves the...

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Business Organization

April 30, 2020

Can Employees Refuse to Return to Work because of COVID-19?

Utah is easing some of its COVID-19 restrictions. With the move from “high risk” to “moderate risk” under the Utah Leads Together Plan, some businesses are reopening. While some employees are anxious...

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Commercial Litigation

April 28, 2020

The Final Steps of a Lien Claim: Winning the Lawsuit, Selling the Property, and Dividing up Proceeds

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. In prior articles, I explained four general steps to preserving and...

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Real Estate Law

April 17, 2020

COVID-19 and Landlord Rights

If You need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. Without question, the impacts of COVID-19 have been felt on a wide scale...

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Commercial Litigation

April 15, 2020

7 Tips for Utah Employers on Firing Employees

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. Owning a business is a rewarding and challenging experience. Perhaps one...

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Commercial Litigation

April 9, 2020

Specific Performance: Forcing a Party to Sell Land or Perform Other Contract Duties

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. After a party breaches a contact and fails to perform the contract terms,...

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Commercial Litigation

April 7, 2020

Force Majeure Clauses and COVID-19

If You need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. Many contracts include what is commonly known as a “Force Majeure”...

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Commercial Litigation

April 2, 2020

Contractors and Subcontractors – What Does COVID-19 Mean for Your Contracts?

If You need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. We suddenly find ourselves in a much different business atmosphere in...

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Commercial Litigation

April 2, 2020

When Disaster Strikes, What Are My Contract Rights?

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. This is a unique and disconcerting time. Challenges arising from the...

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Commercial Litigation

March 27, 2020

Repairman’s Liens in Utah: The Right to Keep Property Until Paid in Full

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. A car owner hires a mechanic to install new brakes on his car and make...

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Commercial Litigation

February 25, 2020

How to Pierce Through the Corporate Veil to Hold Individuals Personally Liable

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. It might be argued that the American Dream—the opportunity and right to...

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Commercial Litigation

February 21, 2020

Anticipatory Breach of Contract in Utah: What Are My Rights?

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. It’s January 1, and you hire a general contractor to remodel your kitchen...

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Real Estate Law

February 21, 2020

Title Insurance in Utah Residential Real Estate Transactions

If You need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. One of the more confusing items on any closing sheet in a residential...

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Commercial Litigation

February 18, 2020

The General Contractor (or Subcontractor) Didn’t Pay My Company—What Interest Rate Applies?

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. A general contractor or subcontractor hires your company to do work on a...

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Commercial Litigation

February 4, 2020

Loyalty to One’s Employer in Utah: Is a Non-Competition Agreement Necessary to Prevent an Employee from Competing with an Employer?

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. Under Utah law, must an employee be loyal to his employer? How loyal? In...

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Commercial Litigation

January 28, 2020

Boundary by Acquiescence: How Not Objecting Can Move Property Lines

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. Let’s suppose your neighbor accidentally builds a fence two feet into...

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Commercial Litigation

January 22, 2020

The Risks and Benefits of a Personal Guaranty

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. What is a personal guaranty? A personal guaranty is a legally binding...

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Commercial Litigation

January 14, 2020

Five Ways to Protect Yourself from and Recover Unpaid Accounts

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. If you are a business owner, you have agreed to accept and deal with...

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Real Estate Law

January 9, 2020

Escrow and Closing in Real Estate Transactions

If You need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. Once the contract contingencies have been completed, the real estate...

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Commercial Litigation

January 7, 2020

Six Things to Consider Before Suing in Small Claims Court in Utah

If you need help or would like to speak with an experienced attorney, please call (801) 365-1030 or click here to contact us. Smalls claim court is a very quick and efficient place for resolving many...

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