The appeals court found the postconviction court acted within its discretion when it determined that the expert testimony from the original trial was neutralized by the new evidence and granted Genrich a new trial.
The court vacated a lower court ruling that applied a moment-of-threat rule to an excessive force case, which the higher court said made the time leading up to the incident irrelevant.
The 10th Circuit held that the NLRB ruling in favor of Utah crew members for Hallmark movies “Christmas at the Madison” and “Love at the Pecan Farm” was largely supported by fact, but the court said it lacked jurisdiction to tackle a constitutional challenge from the employers.
The state Supreme Court also allowed Boulder’s lawsuit against Suncor over climate change to proceed, finding Boulder’s claims are not preempted by federal law.
In case you missed it this week: Two firms added local attorneys and Chief Justice Monica Márquez appointed Judge Nancy Salomone as chief judge of the 20th Judicial District.
