Utah Civil Rights Law

Chanetlle Jones v. City of Sarasota Springs

Salt lake City, Utah personal injury laweyrs represented the Plaintiff who soed on a 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory.... More...

$1 (10-20-2025 - UT)

Joseph Santarlas v. Bowtech, Inc., et al.

Salt Lake City, Utah, civil and commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in an anti-trust case. Bowtech manufactures and sells compound bows for hunting and target archery. Bowtech is named as a defendant in a class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, which alleges the company and other archery industry manufacturers and retaile... More...

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United States of America v. Alexander Jon Ogilvie

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal receipt of a firearm by a person under indictment, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Â§ 922(n). After the October 2022 shooting, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Ogilvie, charging him with illegal receipt of a firearm by a person under indictment, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Â§ 922(n).... More...

$0 (09-03-2025 - UT)

Laura A. Gaddy, et al. v. The Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Salt Lake City, Utah personal Injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on RICO theory. Plaintiffs Laura Gaddy, Lyle D. Small, and Leanne R. Harris are each former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Church's religious corporation, Defendant Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of La... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Gabriel Omar Gigena </h1></h1>

<h2><center>Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting a Federal Officer </font/color="red"></center><center> California Man Sentenced to 15 Months' Imprisonment for Assaulting a Federal Officer by Putting Him in a Choke Hold</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></c... More...

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Martha Ellis v. Salt Lake City Corporation, et al.

Salt Lake City, Utah personal Injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories. Martha Ellis joined the Salt Lake City Fire Department ("SLCFDâ€ or the "Departmentâ€) as a firefighter in 1994. Thereafter, she quickly moved up the ranks. In 2004, she was promoted to Fire Captain and served as the Fire Marshal for the Salt Lake City ... More...

$0 (08-18-2025 - UT)

Antoine Johnson v. United States of America

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking the vacation of a sentenced pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2255, which provides: (a) A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by Act of Congress claiming the right to be released upon the ground that the sentence was imposed in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States, or that the c... More...

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J.H., A.H. v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company

Salt Lake City, Utah employment law lawyers represented the parties in an employment welfare-benefit plan dispute. J.H. participated through her employer in an employee welfare-benefit plan (the Plan) fully insured by Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company. Her son, A.H., was a beneficiary.1 After Plaintiffs sought benefits for A.H.'s yearlong stay at a mental-health... More...

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State of Utah v. Jonathan Isaac Dew

Farmington, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with thirteen counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. In October 2018, an agent (Agent) working for the Internet Crimes Against Children task force (ICAC) was alerted that a particular IP address had connected to an online peer-to-peer file-sharing network and that someone at the IP address had offered to distr... More...

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Melynda Vincent v. Pamela J. Bondi

Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sought to invalidate 18 U.S.C. 922(g(1). Ms. Melynda Vincent sued the Attorney General, claiming that the Second Amendment entitles her to possess firearms. We rejected this claim and dismissed the action. Vincent v. Garland, 80 F.4th 1197, 1200â€“02 (10th Cir. 2023). But the Supreme Court vacated our... More...

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State of Utah v. Stephen Rippey

West Jordan, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child and one count of object reape of a child. The State charged Rippey with five first-degree felonies- three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and two counts of object rape of a child-for acts that allegedly occurred between January 2005 and July 2008. Rippey pled g... More...

$0 (12-27-2024 - UT)

Paul Wach v. State of Utah, et al.

<h2> Salt Lake City, Utah civil Rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking habeas corpus. </h2> The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole revoked Paul Wach's parole and decided not to release him for several years. Mr. Wach challenged the Board's decision in a 28 U.S.C. Â§ 2241 application, and he now seeks to appeal the district court's dismissal of that application. But he has rece... More...

$0 (12-05-2024 - UT)

In the Matter of the Adoption of K.R.S., a person under 18 years of age

<h2> Manti, Utah family law lawyers represented the parties in a parental rights termination and adoption action. </h2> Father is the biological father of K.R.S. (Child), who was born in January 2019. For a time, Father cohabited with Child's mother, M.L. (Mother), but they never married; in October 2019, Mother married G.L. (Stepfather). Child has resided with Mother since birth,... More...

$0 (11-15-2024 - UT)

Daniel Teufel v. Martin Marshal, et al.

<h2> Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination claim. </h2> This case involved a former physical science technician for the Department of the Army who allegee that his security clearance was unconstitutionally revoked and his ability to freely work stripped upon findings of mental disorders against him deriving from a Fitness for D... More...

$0 (10-01-2024 - UT)

Diseree Debenedictis v. United Airlines, Inc.

<h2> Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination theory. </h2>... More...

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Jesse M. Smith v. The District Court of the Second Judicial District

<h2> Farmington, Utah personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff. </h2> The plaintiff in this proceeding brought an action against the railroad company in the justice court of Davis county, wherein judgment was rendered in his favor. The defendant then appealed to the district court, and thereafter, said plaintiff not being prepared to proceed with the trial, the case was dismiss... More...

$0 (09-20-2024 - UT)

John Vigil, et al. v. Salt Lake City, et al. </center

<h2> Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs. </h2>... More...

$1 (08-19-2024 - UT)

Connie Boyle v. Packsize International </center

<h2> Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on on a job discrimination theory. </h2> "Packsize is revolutionizing the packaging industry with our cutting-edge solutions and unwavering commitment to the environment. As a global leader in packaging automation, we empower businesses to optimize their packaging processes while reducing waste and em... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Gordon Hunter Pedersen </h1>

<h2><center> Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Unproven COVID-19 Cure </center><center> Fake Doctor Selling Unproven COVID-19 Cure is Sentenced to 36 Months</h2></center> </h2></center> A United States District Court Judge sentenced a... More...

$0 (07-30-2024 - UT)

Petrina Youhan v. Hyperproof

<h2> Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory. </h2> It is an an unlawful employment practice for an employerâ€” (1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment... More...

$0 (06-14-2024 - UT)

Danyell Drummond v. Veritas Funding

<h2> Salt Lake City, Utah civil litigation trail lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a breach of contract theory. </h2> This case was filed in the 3rd District, Salt Lake County, 210902908, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. If one party fails to perform their obligations under an agreement without a reasona... More...

$1 (06-14-2024 - UT)

Leanne Crowe v. SRR Partners, et al.

<h2> Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Americans with Disabilities Act Violation theory. </h2> 42 U.S.C. 12101 provides: The Congress finds thatâ€” (1) physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right to fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many ... More...

$1 (06-14-2024 - UT)

Malea Bacon, et al. v. Wright Tree Service, et al.

Salt Lake City, Utah personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on an auto negligence theory. This case was filed in the 3rd District, Salt Lake County, 220907, and was removed by Wright Tree Service. Utah has a comparative negligence law in place that has a 50 percent fault bar. This means that if you are at least half at fault, you will not retain anything from... More...

$0 (04-19-2024 - UT)

Stephanie D. Allen v. Salt Lake County

Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an employment discrimination theory. This case was filed in the Third Judicial District Court State of Utah, 220906186, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants. The law makes it illegal for an employer to make any employment decision because of a person's race, color,... More...

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Luis Aguilera, et al. v. Dwight Egan, et al.

Salt Lake City, Utah civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on Stockholder derivative theories. A shareholder (stockholder) derivative suit is a lawsuit brought by a shareholder or group of shareholders on behalf of the corporation against the corporation's directors, officers, or other third parties who breach their duties. The claim of the suit is no... More...

$1 (01-25-2024 - UT)

Whitney Croft, et al. v. Morgan County, et al.

Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983. This case was filed in the 2nd Judicial District Court, Morgan County, 230500113, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants. Plaintiffs were registered voters and residents of Morgan County who filed an application to submi... More...

$0 (01-31-2024 - UT)

<h1> STATE OF UTAH v. ALAVINA FUNGAIHEA FLORREICH </h1>

From 1998 to 2009, Alavina Florreich was the nanny for Alex and his siblings. Florreich is a Tongan immigrant, and Alex and his siblings were the homeschooled children of a Jewish rabbi. ¶3 When Alex was eight years old, Florreich was watching a movie with Alex and his younger siblings one day when Alex began giving her a shoulder massage. While doing so, Alex s... More...

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Tara Jeanne Amboh v. Duchesne County, et al.

Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories. In December 2020, Ms. Amboh was pulled over and arrested for traffic violations in Roosevelt City, Utah. Ms. Amboh was later convicted for interference with an arresting officer and operating a vehicle without insurance in the Eighth District Court of the Sta... More...

$0 (09-18-2023 - UT)

Hal Jenkins, et al. v. Prime Insurance Co., et al.

Salt Lake City, Utah insurance law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on bad faith breach of an insurance contract theory. Plaintiffs Hal Jenkins, as assignee of certain claims of CLJ Healthcare, LLC ("CLJ"), and CLJ, as to certain non-assigned claims, (collectively "Plaintiffs") filed a complaint against Defendants in connection with their sale and administration of an ins... More...

$0 (07-31-2023 - UT)

Evan Cragun v. Boomsourcing, et al.

Salt Lake City, Utah consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violation relating to Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment. Boomsourcing helps companies increase revenue by growing their customer base, managing customer care, and providing back office support. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is... More...

$0 (08-29-2023 - UT)

Vanessa Fen-Jung Liu v. Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory.... More...

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Ashley Curtis v. Nissan Motor Acceptance Company

Salt Lake City, Utah consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory. "The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that protects the privacy and accuracy of your credit report. It also gives you the right to dispute inaccurate information and to get free copies of your credit report from each of the three major cred... More...

$1 (08-29-2023 - UT)

Free Speech Coalition, et al. v. Jess L. Anderson, et al.

Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued the Commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety and the Attorney General of the State Of Utah on constitutional law violation theories. The Free Speech Coalition is the trade association for the adult entertainment industry in the United States. "The Free Speech Coalition filed the lawsuit in May ... More...

$0 (08-01-2023 - UT)

Minal Ashokkumar Patel, et al. v. Central Utah Clinic, et al

Salt Lake City, Utah personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on medical malpractice theories. Plaintiffs Minal Patel and Dilipkumar Patel (collectively, "Plaintiffsâ€) bring this case on behalf of themselves and their seven-year-old child, I.P., who was born with hypoxia in Kane County, Utah. On July 30, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a complaint against De... More...

$1 (07-28-2023 - UT)

Jamie Kilgore and B.E. v. Easternseals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain, Inc.

Salt Lake City, Utah civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory for damages sustained as a result of a data breach. This case is a proposed class action pertaining to a data breach of Plaintiffs' work email accounts in 2021. Plaintiffs worked for a job skill training non-profit company, Defendant Easter-Seals-Goodwill, which had ... More...

$0 (07-18-2023 - UT)

Steven B. Flint v. Gary Dale Armstrong, Kenny Pecora and United States Mounted Shooting, LLC

Salt Lake City, Utah civil litigation lawyers represented plaintiff who sued Defendants ona breach of contract theory. Plaintiff Steven Flint sued Defendants Gary Armstrong and Kenny Pecora for allegedly breaching a purchase agreement. Flint also included United States Mounted Shooting, LLC (USMS) as a Nominal Defendant for purposes of a declaratory judgment claim only. Before the co... More...

$0 (07-07-2023 - UT)

Ryan Darley Maughan v. Salt Lake County Jail

Salt Lake City, Utah Pro Se Plaintiff without a lawyer filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Salt Lake County Metro Jail Complaint: (a) lumps together Defendants' allegedly unconstitutional behaviors, instead of separately affirmatively linking each individual defendant to each dated and specific individual allegation of a civil-rights violation. (See below.) <br... More...

$0 (05-11-2023 - UT)

Linda Suda v. V & K Investments

Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on an Americans With Disabilities Act - Civil Enforcement Action theory. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including employment, education, transportation, and public accommodations.... More...

$0 (07-10-2023 - UT)

Ricardo Ernesto Sanchez Mena v. Silvana Esther Gomez Paz

Salt Lake City, Utah family law lawyers represented the parties in an International Child Abduction Remedies Act action. The International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA) is a United States federal law that implements the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Hague Convention is an international treaty that establishes procedures for the pro... More...

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Heather Leyva, et al. v. Blaine Robbins

Salt Lake City, Utah civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant claiming violation of their "Fourteenth and Fourth Amendment rights. Leyva served as the heavy-duty towing liaison between the Utah Highway Patrol ("UHP") and West Coast Towing ("WCT")â€”one of three towing companies in the Heavy Duty Towing Rotation ("HDTR"). During her time as liaison, Leyva com... More...

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