The Appellate Group

Darden Restaurant v. Sun

Darden Restaurant v. Sun, 2026 UT 32 (Nielsen, J.)

Civil/Civil Procedure

The Utah Supreme Court held:

(1) Restaurant waived limitations defense when it failed to request for relief based on employee’s untimely notice of injury.
(2) Administrative law judge’s sua sponte ruling on limitations defense did not preserve issue where allowing restaurant to pursue theory undermined fairness.

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