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State attorneys want a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit the parents of Lauren McCluskey filed against the University of Utah. In court filings, the Utah Attorney General's Office argue the U. did not violate McCluskey's constitutional rights in the handling of her complaints of her former boyfriend to police...

A Utah couple has filed a lawsuit against the leaders of a polygamous sect, accusing them of bilking millions-of-dollars from federal student aid programs. Mary Nelson was part of the Kingston Group before she left her family in 2013. In her lawsuit, she and her husband accuse sect leaders of instructing teens to not include their fathers and other sources of income when applying for benefits to e

A Park City woman is among 20 people that have filed a lawsuit against Lyft, accusing the ride-sharing company of putting riders in danger. The woman is identified as "Jane Roe Six" in court documents. Victims accuse Lyft of failing to keep passengers safe against drivers that sexually assaulted and kidnapped them...

The family of Lauren McCluskey is adding a new face to its legal team, and a new argument to its court filing in their 56-million-dollar lawsuit against the University of Utah. Joined by former Utah Supreme Court Justice Christine Durham, Jill and Matt McCluskey responded to the university's motion to have their case thrown out...

A 15-year-old foster boy from Oregon has filed a federal lawsuit against a now-shuttered school for troubled youth in St. George. In his court filing, the boy claims that staff members at Red Rock Canyon School allowed him to be bullied and assaulted by older teens...

Republican State Representative Phil Lyman has filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management after he was convicted for trespassing on federal lands.  Back in 2014, Lyman was a San Juan County Commissioner, and rode an ATV through Recapture Canyon to protest BLM policies.  ...

McDonald's USA is asking a judge to dismiss it from a lawsuit over a spiked drink allegedly served to a Utah man. McDonald's USA attorney Gregory Sanders represented the fast-food giant yesterday in Third District Court in West Jordan. The man who filed the lawsuit claims a Diet Coke containing a heroin-like substance was served to him at a Riverton McDonald's in 2016...

A group of deaf patients has filed a lawsuit against Intermountain Healthcare for discrimination. In their lawsuit, the patients say the hospital network is not meeting requirements set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide in-person interpreters who can translate American Sign Language for previously scheduled appointments...

Several families are accusing a former private school in Santa Clara of child abuse. Last week, eight families filed a civil lawsuit against Desert Edge Montessori and owner Analee Talbot. They claim their toddler-aged kids were badly physically and emotionally abused...

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes joined with other 48 state attorneys general as part of an antitrust investigation into Google.  The bipartisan coalition will look into the tech giant's advertising business and paid ad placements that appear in search results.  ...