78B-5-320 - Grounds for nonrecognition of libel judgments.
78B-5-320. Grounds for nonrecognition of libel judgments.
A judgment obtained in a foreign jurisdiction may be considered nonrecognizable andunenforceable by the courts of this state if:
(1) the judgment was obtained in a jurisdiction outside the United States;
(2) the judgment resulted in a libel judgment for damages; and
(3) the court sitting in this state before which the matter is brought determines that thelibel law applied in the foreign court's adjudication process did not provide at least as muchprotection for freedom of speech and press as would be provided by the United StatesConstitution and the Utah Constitution.
Enacted by Chapter 117, 2010 General Session