Practice Areas - Commercial Litigation
- ERISA
- Appellate
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- Products Liability
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| University | Kansas State University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1985 |
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| Law School | University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 1987 |
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| Admitted | 1988, Utah, Texas and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | Utah State Bar; Utah Defense Lawyers Association (President-Elect, 2001-2002). |
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| Born | Columbus, Kansas, March 26, 1963 |
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| Biography | Contributing Author, "Products Liability Defenses, A State-by-State Compendium," 2001. Lecturer: "Killer Cases and the Lawyers Who Brought them" (2005); "Hot Insurance Bad Faith Cases," 2005; "Recent Developments in Gender-based Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Law," 2001; "COBRA: New Millennium, Same Old Confusion," 2000; "Preventing the New Wave of Backlash Lawsuits: Avoiding Liability When the Wrongdoer Sues You" (1999); "COBRA '99' (1999); "Fundamental Issues in Utah Human Resources Law" (1998); "Employment Practices Liability" (1998); "Employment Issues for Governmental Entities" (1997); "Employee Leave Rights Under State and Federal Law: What Every Utah Employer Needs to Know" (1997); "Current Developments in Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act" (1997); "Subrogation: Handling Medicaid, ERISA and Other Liens" (1996). Member: Supreme Court Advisory Committee, Rules of Appellate Procedure, 1994—; Board of Directors, Utah Children (1998-2004). Panelist: "Understanding the Legal Aspects of Professional Basketball," 1998-2004; "Reporters and Lawyers: Can't We All Just Get Along?" 2001; "The Trial of Captain James T. Kirk," 2001.
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| Reported Cases | Spratley v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 2003 UT 39; Johnson v. Rodrigues, 293 F. 3d 1196 (10th Cir. 2002); Neely v. Bennett, 2002 Utah App. 189; Ault v. Holden, 2002 Utah 3; Campbell v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 2001 Utah 89, 538 U.S. 408 (2003), 2004 Ut 34; Oliver v. Woods, 209 F.3d 1179 (10th Cir. 2000); Straub v. Fisher and Paykel, 990 P.2d 384 (Utah 1999); Hardman v. Specialty Services, 177 F.3d 921 (10th Cir. 1999); Barney v. Pulsipher, 143 F.3d 1299 (10th Cir. 1998); Barrie v. Grand County, 119 F.3d 862 (10th Cir. 1997); American Towers Owners Association v. CCI Mechanical, 930 P.2d 1182 (Utah 1996); Stevenson v. Goodson, 924 P.2d 339 (Utah 1996); Glover v. Boy Scouts of America, 923 P.2d 1383 (Utah 1996); Warner v. Grand County, 57 F.3d 962 (10th Cir. 1995); Joos v. Intermountain Health Care, 25 F.3d 915 (10th Cir. 1994); Allen v. Minnstar, Inc., 8 F.3d 1470 (10th Cir. 1993). |
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| ISLN | 904356425 |
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