The Commercial Enforcement Division safeguards Utahns by enforcing laws against fraud, deception, and abusive practices, helping ensure a fair, free, and competitive marketplace.
Division attorneys represent the Utah Department of Commerce and its divisions, including the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL), the Division of Consumer Protection, the Division of Real Estate, the Division of Securities, and the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. This work includes representing agencies in licensing and enforcement matters before professional boards and commissions, as well as in state and federal court.
The division is comprised of three sections—Securities and Real Estate, Consumer Protection, and Professional Licensing—and works in close partnership with the Utah Department of Commerce to protect consumers and maintain marketplace integrity.
multistate investigations closed
in funds ordered to go to Utah
Our attorneys, working closely with the Division of Consumer Protection, continue pursuing litigation against drug manufacturers and PBMs accused of inflating insulin prices. Other states recently defeated motions to dismiss in similar cases and are now in discovery. Utah is expected to follow shortly, bolstering the multistate effort to hold these companies accountable.
Utah filed a second major action against pharmacy benefit managers—this time targeting their alleged role in fueling the opioid epidemic. The lawsuit asserts that two of the nation’s largest PBMs, Express Scripts and OptumRx, helped facilitate the oversupply of opioids in exchange for payments and incentives from drug manufacturers. The case is currently in a jurisdictional dispute, with discovery set to follow once that issue is resolved.
Utah’s first cryptocurrency enforcement action resulted in a settlement requiring $85,000 in fines and full restitution after LucisDollar initial coin offering (ICO) marketers fraudulently raised $380,000 from around 240 investors.
Utah initiated civil and administrative enforcement actions against Action HVAC for allegedly exploiting vulnerable adults when selling and performing electrical, plumbing, and HVAC services in Utah. Trial for the case is set for the middle of 2026.
