WINTER 2019 Quarterly (2019-02)(PR100-001) The Utah Employment Law Quarterly Newsletter provides updates and reminders of best practices for business located…

Under Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure  26(b)(3)(A), “a party may not discover documents…

Personnel files are generally discoverable if they are relevant, although some courts have expressed reluctance to disclose personnel files, particularly…

Parties have a duty to persevere evidence, including electronically stored information. Daynight, LLC v. Mobilight, Inc., 2011 UT App 28,…

Emails, Voicemails, Text Messages Emails Emails are discoverable, unless they are subject to the Attorney Client or Work Product Privilege.…

Employee policies and handbooks are discoverable. See e.g. Hall v. L-3 Commc’ns Corp., No. 2:15-CV-00231-SAB, 2017 WL 216707, at *3…

Workplace investigations often relate to violations of rules, procedures, criminal acts, harassment, behavioral issues, and numerous other issues. While such…

A new blog is now tracking Utah Supreme Court Decisions. Utah Appeals Central seeks to provide the public with resources to…

Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 26 recognizes a privilege for documents “prepared in anticipation of ligation.” See Utah R. Civ.…

Utah Rule of Evidence 504 establishes a privilege for confidential communications “made for the purpose of facilitating the rendition of…