# Larsen & Rico, PLLC > https://www.larsenrico.com > Last Updated: 2026-06-19 Larsen & Rico is a Salt Lake City business litigation boutique firm with a national level practice. We are a team of trial lawyers who represent numerous local, national and international concerns in trials, appeals, arbitrations and mediations. There are three things we do better than other litigation law firms: ## Contact - Phone: +1-801-550-6500 - Address: 260 South 500 East, Suite 230, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 ## Locations - Salt Lake City, UT - +1-801-550-6500 Areas served: Salt Lake City ## Practice Areas - Business Litigation - Breach of Contract - Business Torts & Securities Litigation - Construction Litigation - Employment Litigation - Financial Fraud & Embezzlement - Insurance Defense & Coverage Issues - Land Use Litigation - Multi-Jurisdictional Litigation - Professional Malpractice Representation - Real Estate Litigation - Shareholder Disputes ## Attorneys - Mark A. Larsen: https://www.larsenrico.com/mark-a-larsen/ Attorney Mark A. Larsen has been practicing law for more than 35 years, he represents individuals and businesses throughout Utah and nationwide. - Lisa C. Rico: https://www.larsenrico.com/lisa-c-rico/ For more than a decade, attorney Lisa C. Rico has been providing comprehensive commercial litigation services to individuals & businesses in the state of Utah. ## Key Pages - Homepage: https://www.larsenrico.com/ - Blog: https://www.larsenrico.com/blog/ - Contact: https://www.larsenrico.com/contact-us/ ## Social Profiles - https://www.facebook.com/LarsenRicoLaw/ - https://www.linkedin.com/company/larsen-christensen-&-rico/ ## Reviews - Rating: 5/5 based on 105 reviews ## Practice Area Details ### Salt Lake City Breach of Contract Attorney https://www.larsenrico.com/salt-lake-city-business-attorney/contract-disputes/ At Larsen & Rico, our Salt Lake City breach of contract attorneys have represented clients in hundreds of contract dispute and litigation matters. ### Salt Lake City Business Torts & Securities Litigation Attorney https://www.larsenrico.com/salt-lake-city-business-attorney/business-torts-securities-litigation/ Our Salt Lake City business torts & securities litigation attorneys regularly handle complex business litigation matters for clients, contact us today. ### Salt Lake City Construction Litigation Attorney https://www.larsenrico.com/salt-lake-city-business-attorney/construction-litigation/ Our construction industry clients have long relied on our Salt Lake City construction attorneys to represent them in a cost-effective, successful manner. ### Salt Lake City Employment Litigation Attorney https://www.larsenrico.com/salt-lake-city-business-attorney/employment-litigation/ Larsen & Rico represents Salt Lake City employers across all industries and in virtually every area of employment and labor litigation. ### Salt Lake City Business Litigation https://www.larsenrico.com/salt-lake-city-business-attorney/ Our Salt Lake City business litigation attorneys bring real first-seat trial experience to the courtroom to produce recognized, winning results. ### Salt Lake City Insurance Defense & Coverage Attorney https://www.larsenrico.com/salt-lake-city-business-attorney/insurance-defense-coverage-issues/ Our Salt Lake City insurance coverage litigation attorneys are recognized for our ability to balance our duties to both policyholders and carriers. ### Salt Lake City Land Use Litigation Attorney https://www.larsenrico.com/salt-lake-city-business-attorney/land-use-litigation/ Our Salt Lake City land use & condemnation litigation attorneys advocates for clients before state and federal administrative agencies, proceedings and courts. ### Salt Lake City Multi-Jurisdictional Litigation Attorney https://www.larsenrico.com/salt-lake-city-business-attorney/multi-jurisdiction-litigation/ Larsen & Rico can assist in effectively and cost-efficiently managing multi-jurisdictional litigation. ### Salt Lake City Professional Malpractice Representation Attorney https://www.larsenrico.com/salt-lake-city-business-attorney/professional-malpractice/ Our Salt Lake City professional malpractice attorneys represent professionals, plaintiffs and defendants and others in industry-specific litigation. ### Salt Lake City Real Estate Litigation Attorney https://www.larsenrico.com/salt-lake-city-business-attorney/real-estate-disputes/ Our Salt Lake City real estate litigation includes a variety of parties in litigation related to real estate, land use and construction issues. ### Salt Lake City Shareholder Dispute Attorney https://www.larsenrico.com/salt-lake-city-business-attorney/shareholder-disputes/ Our Salt Lake City business & shareholder dispute litigation attorneys provide litigation services across the range of issues that closely held businesses face. ## Recent Articles ### The Wayback Machine (www.archive.org) https://www.larsenrico.com/the-wayback-machine-www-archive-org/ (2016-04-30) Introducing a website into evidence ### Utah’s Attorney Work-Product Privilege: The Basics & Sources https://www.larsenrico.com/utahs-attorney-work-product-privilege-the-basics-sources/ (2014-12-02) Elements[1] Three essential requirements for materials to be protected by the work product doctrine under Rule 26(b)(3) of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure: 1. The material must consist of documents or tangible things, 2. Prepared in anticipation of litigation or for trial Applies in ADR and admini... ### Authority from Other Jurisdictions Suggests That a Negligent Misrepresentation Claim is Subject to the Economic Loss Rule https://www.larsenrico.com/authority-from-other-jurisdictions-suggest-that-a-negligent-misrepresentation-claim-is-subject-to-the-economic-loss-rule/ (2014-09-22) Courts in other jurisdictions also hold that where tortious misrepresentations concern the quality and characteristics of the property being transferred by contract, the economic loss rule applies because the tortious representations are indistinguishable from the bargained for warranty provisions o... ### Economic Loss Rule Applies Where There is an Absence of Independent Duty Coupled with Lack of Privity https://www.larsenrico.com/economic-loss-rule-applies-where-there-is-an-absence-of-independent-duty-coupled-with-lack-of-privity/ (2014-09-20) Grynberg v. Questar Pipeline Co., 2003 UT 8, 70 P.3d 1 (applying Wyoming law), noted that whether the terms of the contract address the dispute is a threshold question.  Id. at ¶ 53.  Hafen v. Strebeck, 338 F.Supp.2d 1257 (D. Utah 2004), addressed the application of the economic loss rule to the sit... ### The Economic Loss Rule Does Not Bar Misrepresentation Claims Where There is a Special Relationship https://www.larsenrico.com/the-economic-loss-rule-does-not-bar-misrepresentation-claims-where-there-is-a-special-relationship/ (2014-09-20) Negligent misrepresentation claims seeking recovery of economic loss have been allowed where independent duties of care exist, such as where duties are created by a defendant’s professional obligations.[1]  In both Hermansen (licensed real estate professional) and West (appraiser), the tortfeasors o... ### Economic Loss Rule: Where an Entity Holds Itself out to the Public as Having Expertise https://www.larsenrico.com/economic-loss-rule-where-an-entity-holds-itself-out-to-the-public-as-having-expertise/ (2014-09-20) Mountain Bird, Inc. v. Goodrich Corp., 369 Fed. Appx. 940 (10th Cir. 2007)(applying Idaho law) addresses the second special relationship exception to the economic loss rule “where an entity holds itself out to the public as having expertise regarding a specialized function, and by so doing, knowingl... ### Statutes Do Not Create a Special Relationship Under the Economic Loss Rule https://www.larsenrico.com/statutes-do-not-create-a-special-relationship-under-the-economic-loss-rule/ (2014-09-19) For the purpose of the application of the Economic Loss Rule, statutes generally do not create a special relationship.  Statutory products liability law generally do not create an independent duty of care. See Simantob v. Mullican Flooring, L.P., 527 Fed. Appx. 799 (10th Cir. 2013).   A violation of... ### Primary Exception to the Economic Loss Rule: Special Relationships Creating an Independent Duty https://www.larsenrico.com/primary-exception-to-the-economic-loss-rule-special-relationships-creating-an-independent-duty/ (2014-09-17) There are at least two special relationship exceptions to the economic loss rule.  A professional relationship is the first exception to the application of the economic loss rule.  Generally speaking, professionals, who owe an independent duty to their client and non-contracting parties, cannot invo... ### The Development of the Economic Loss Rule in Utah https://www.larsenrico.com/the-development-of-the-economic-loss-rule-in-utah/ (2014-09-16) Early Utah cases exploring the economic loss rule arose from claims centered upon construction and construction design issues.  See, e.g., American Towers, 930 P.2d 1182 (barring under the economic loss rule a claim against an architect for negligent design and construction); SME Industries, 2001 UT... ### Definitions of “Economic Loss Rule” and “Other Property” Under Economic Loss Rule https://www.larsenrico.com/definitions-of-economic-loss-rule-and-other-property-under-economic-loss-rule/ (2014-09-15) “The economic loss rule prevents a party from claiming economic damages ‘in negligence absent physical property damage or bodily injury.’” Fennell v. Green, 2003 UT App 291, ¶ 13, 77 P.3d 339 (quoting SME Industries, Inc. v. Thompson, 2001 UT 54, ¶ 32, 28 P.3d 669 (additional quotations and citation... --- Detailed version — see https://www.larsenrico.com/llms.txt for summary Generated by MileMark Schema Pro