Bodell Construction v. First Interstate Financial

Hagen, Judge:

¶1 A jury found that First Interstate Financial LLC, First Interstate Financial Utah LLC, First Interstate Financial LLC, and Paul Thurston (Thurston), 1 defrauded Bodell Construction Company (Bodell) by misrepresenting a real estate investment. Bodell discovered the misrepresentations after learning that McGillis Investment Company (McGillis) had sued Thurston over the same investment (the McGillis Litigation). The McGillis Litigation is central to each claim of error presented on appeal. First, Thurston challenges the admission of evidence relating to the McGillis Litigation,…