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- Utah Court of Appeals
Can Utah courts order restitution for indirect victims’ lost wages?State v. Curwick
June 11, 2026
Utah appellate courts will affirm restitution orders for indirect victims when the State presents sufficient evidence of proximate causation through medical documentation and detailed UOVC investigation records.- Criminal Appeals
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Holmes v. Smith
June 4, 2026
The Utah Court of Appeals reversed a personal injury verdict due to multiple evidentiary errors that materially affected both liability and damages determinations at trial.- Civil Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
Must Utah courts hold evidentiary hearings for default judgment damages?Mitchell v. Arco Industrial Sales
May 7, 2026
Defaulted defendants must be given a full opportunity to be heard on damages, which can include submitting their own expert reports or affidavits.- Civil Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
Can Utah courts enforce settlement emails as integrated contracts?Wilson v. Wilson
May 7, 2026
Courts may enforce mediation settlement agreements as integrated contracts when the terms demonstrate mutual assent, but cannot award delay damages absent proper legal basis for sanctions.- Civil Appeals
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- Family Law Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
Can Utah courts include lost paid time off in criminal restitution orders?State v. Tuyisenge
April 16, 2026
Utah courts can include lost paid time off in criminal restitution orders because PTO has calculable economic value and represents a real economic loss to the victim.- Criminal Appeals
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- Utah Court of Appeals
Can restitution include labor costs for recreating files after a computer theft?State v. Birkeland
July 14, 2011
Utah courts can award restitution for a victim’s labor costs when file deletion occurs during a computer theft, even if the defendant did not specifically admit to damaging the files.- Criminal Appeals


