Cases — March 18th through 24th, 2018
Contract/Noncompete/Trade Secret/Wrongful Termination
Beckman v. Cybertary Franchising (Utah Ct App, March 22, 2018) (reversing and remanding for new trial decision against Beckman on her wrongful termination claim and denial of her request for prejudgment interest, vacating award for attorney fees to Cybertary, and reversing fee award to other defendants)
ERISA and Employee Pension Plan
Cyan, Inc., v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund (U.S., March 20, 2018) (affirming determination that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act did not strip state courts of Securities Act jurisdiction, nor empower defendants to remove such actions to federal court)
Miscellaneous
Frugal Flamingo v. Farm Bureau Ins. (Utah Ct App., March 22, 2018) (affirming denial of motion to amend: Flamingo could not establish necessary elements to apply the relation-back doctrine)
Beckman v. Cybertary Franchising (Utah Ct App, March 22, 2018) (reversing and remanding for new trial decision against Beckman on her wrongful termination claim and denial of her request for prejudgment interest, vacating award for attorney fees to Cybertary, and reversing fee award to other defendants)
ERISA and Employee Pension Plan
Cyan, Inc., v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund (U.S., March 20, 2018) (affirming determination that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act did not strip state courts of Securities Act jurisdiction, nor empower defendants to remove such actions to federal court)
Miscellaneous
Frugal Flamingo v. Farm Bureau Ins. (Utah Ct App., March 22, 2018) (affirming denial of motion to amend: Flamingo could not establish necessary elements to apply the relation-back doctrine)