What damages must be proven in Utah trade secrets cases?
Trade secrets claims require proof that the defendant’s misappropriation actually caused the plaintiff’s damages, not just that damages occurred during the same timeframe.
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Can Utah plaintiffs recover medical expenses they never actually incurred?
Utah clarifies that the collateral source rule doesn’t allow recovery of medical expenses never actually incurred when insurance contracts establish lower negotiated rates.
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Does Utah’s Restitution Act allow comparative fault apportionment between criminal codefendants?
Utah’s Restitution Act requires defendants to pay the entire amount of damages they proximately caused, preventing courts from apportioning restitution between codefendants based on comparative fault.
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Can Utah courts dismiss a case for failure to disclose damages methodology?
Courts will exclude damages evidence and dismiss claims when plaintiffs fail to disclose their damages calculation methodology in initial disclosures without good cause or harmlessness.
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How are litigation expenses allocated in workers’ compensation third-party recoveries?
Utah’s workers’ compensation statute requires employers seeking to offset third-party recoveries against future benefits to pay their proportionate share of litigation expenses based on both past and future compensation obligations.
Does Lotus Appellate Law handle appeals and appellate work in my Utah county or city?
we service every county in utah
Lotus Appellate Law handles appeals throughout Utah, serving clients in all counties and courts across the state including:
- Salt Lake County: Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Sandy, Draper, South Jordan
- Utah County: Provo, Orem, Lehi, Spanish Fork
- Davis County: Layton, Bountiful, Kaysville, Clearfield
- Weber County: Ogden, Roy, North Ogden, South Ogden
- Washington County: St. George, Hurricane, Washington, Ivins