United States of America v. Nicholas Frank Sciotto

¶1 Robert and Denise Hemingway appeal from the grant of summary judgment in favor of Clavell T. Anderson and his company, Construction By Design Corporation (collectively,
Hemingway v. Construction By Design Corporation
20130955-CA 2 2015 UT App 10
Anderson).1 The Hemingways claim that the district court improperly interpreted a damages waiver in a construction contract to preclude th... More...    $0 (01-15-2015 - UT)

¶1 Milan Otkovic challenges his convictions and sentences for
aggravated kidnapping, a first degree felony, Utah Code Ann. § 76-
5-302(1), (3) (LexisNexis Supp. 2013),1 and aggravated robbery, a
first degree felony, id. § 76-6-302(1)–(2) (2012). We reverse and
remand for a new trial.
State v. Otkovic
2. “On appeal, we recite the facts from the record in the light mos... More...    $0 (03-13-2014 - UT)

¶1 Defendant Joseph Brandon Crowley appeals from
convictions for theft by receiving stolen property and theft by
deception following a jury trial. We reverse and remand for a new
trial.
BACKGROUND
¶2 “On appeal from a jury verdict, we view the evidence and
all reasonable inferences in a light most favorable to that verdict
State v. Crowley
20120128-CA 2 2014 UT ... More...    $0 (02-13-2014 - UT)

¶1 Jose Luis Avalos appeals from a jury verdict in favor of TL
Custom, LLC (TLC). Avalos argues that the trial court exceeded its
discretion in admitting evidence that TLC had gone out of business.
He also argues that the jury’s verdict that TLC was not negligent is
not supported by sufficient evidence. We affirm.
Avalos v. TL Custom
2. “On appeal from a jury verdict, ... More...    $0 (07-03-2014 - UT)

¶1 Robert Proctor appeals from the unfavorable result in his negligence suit against Costco Wholesale Corporation. Specifically, Proctor asserts that the trial court improperly granted a partial directed verdict in favor of Costco on two of his allegations of negligence and abused its discretion when it declined to reinstate one of the two allegations after Costco elicited testimony on the issue ... More...    $0 (09-19-2013 - UT)

Tyla M. Newbold appeals from a magistrate judge’s order affirming the Commissioner’s decision to grant social security benefits from October 1, 2006, through November 1, 2007, and to deny benefits thereafter. The Commissioner determined Ms. Newbold had been disabled during this closed period1 due to physical and mental impairments, but that her disability ceased on November 2, 2007, when she e... More...    $0 (06-14-2013 - UT)

¶1 Mr. Boyle was hit by a truck and injured while walking in a crosswalk. Mr. Christensen, the driver, admitted liability, but the case went to trial on damages. Not satisfied with the jury award, Mr. Boyle appealed, and the court of appeals affirmed the district court decision in all respects. Mr. Boyle sought certiorari review regarding three issues. He argues that (1) the district court provid... More...    $0 (04-15-2011 - UT)

¶1 This case presents two issues: (1) whether the district court has jurisdiction to find that a party waived its contractual right of arbitration under Utah Code section 78-31a-4 (1996),1 and (2) whether the district court erred in holding that Wolf Mountain waived any potential contractual right to arbitration. We hold that the district court has such jurisdiction, and that it was correct in ho... More...    $0 (11-19-2010 - UT)

¶1 In this appeal we consider for the first time whether Utah should recognize a cause of action for third-party spoliation of evidence. Bruce and Judith Hills sued United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”) and Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. for destroying evidence related to the death of their son, Mark Hills. Mark Hills’ death is the subject of a wrongful-death suit against Skyline Electric ... More...    $0 (05-14-2010 - UT)

¶1 This case comes to us on certiorari from the court of appeals. Ira Sachs brought this action against United Park City Mines Company (UPCM), Loeb Investors Company (the majority shareholder of UPCM), and Joseph Lesser, president of Loeb Investors and chairman of UPCM, (collectively, Petitioners) to recover a finder’s fee for locating a buyer for UPCM, which Sachs claims he did in reliance on ... More...    $0 (12-16-2008 - UT)

¶1 Donna Jex (“Jex”) slipped and fell on a puddle of water in the Hickory Kist Deli (“Hickory Kist”), injuring her wrist and back. She sought damages from Hickory Kist. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Hickory Kist, and Jex appealed. The court of appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part. Hickory Kist petitioned for certiorari, and Jex crosspetitioned.

We... More...    $0 (09-16-2008 - UT)

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Plaintiff-Appellant Diane D. Dick sued her employer, Defendant-Appellee Phone Directories Company, Inc. ("PDC"), alleging hostile work environment same-sex discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of PDC on all claims, reasoning that Ms. Dick was not discriminated against "because of sex" and that she ... More...    $0 (02-11-2005 - UT)

Nude dancing qualifies as expressive conduct that "falls within the outer ambit of the First Amen... More...    $0 (01-22-2003 - UT)

In December 1999, the South Salt Lake City Police Department directed undercover police officers to purchase "private sessions" with nude women at several local adult entertainment clubs (the Clubs). The purpose of the undercover operation was to verify that the employees were operating within the limits of the City's ordinance that restricted touching between patrons and employees "while performi... More...    $0 (12-02-2002 - UT)

JWCJR, an autobody shop, was sued by Colonial Pacfic for breach of lease agreement relative to a computer and software package.... More...    $21275 (03-25-1999 - UT)