utah

Utah Appellate Court Holds That "Confidential" Price List Is Not A Trade Secret But A Contract Bid Could Be, And Uniform Trade Secrets Act Preempts Common Law Claims Based On Misusing Confidential Information Not A "Trade Secret"

Paul Freehling
March 21, 2012 22:40

In a recent, lengthy decision involving allegations of deceitful acts and unfair competition, the Utah Court of Appeals largely affirmed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendants with respect to a complaint alleging misappropriation of proprietary data and related conduct....

Utah Decision Broadly Construes The Uniform Trade Secrets Act's Preemption Provision

Peter Steinmeyer
March 14, 2012 21:47

In a decision recently issued by the Utah Court of Appeals, CDC Restoration & Construction, LC v. Tradesmen Contractors, LLC et al., the court broadly interpreted the preemption clause in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“UTSA”) to hold that it “preempts claims based on the...

Utah DUI and Bail Bonds

Glen Neeley
March 14, 2012 15:04

 When a person is arrested in Utah for DUI and taken to jail, many things can happen.  A person can be ordered bail, usually in the range of $1500 to $2500 depending on additional charges for a first offense, or sometimes they are released on their own recognizance (meaning the jail has...

Utah DUI Checkpoints Violates the Search and Seizure Protections

Glen Neeley
March 06, 2012 17:31

I was interviewed by a paper in St. George Utah.  A guest writer Brittany Stoker wrote the following for my Blog.  According to current law, police officers are prohibited from pulling people over unless there is a reason for them to suspect that a person is breaking the law (reasonable...

UHP Less than Truthful about Utah DUI Officer

Glen Neeley
February 01, 2012 18:38

Chris Jones from Channel 2 News Utah interviewed me about the UHP's handling of Trooper Steed's misdeeds.  In 2010, Channel interviewed me and UHP.  UHP told Channel 2 if Channel 2 was to pull other arrests that Trooper Steed was involved in, no misdeeds would be found.  Channel 2...