Opinion ID: 2621660
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Public Interest Standing

Text: ¶10 Plaintiffs have also failed to show that they should be granted standing under our public interest test. Specifically, Haymond and Lloyd are not the best-suited parties to challenge the alleged illegalities. As for the collection of treble damages, the merchants who are entitled to recover any treble damages collected from issuers of bad checks are in a better position than Haymond or Lloyd. Utah Code Ann. § 7-15-1(7)(b)(vi), (e). Regarding any illegal fee-splitting, the Utah State Bar's Office of Professional Conduct is much better-suited to challenge and remedy any existing problems with Bonneville's and Godfrey's practices. [1] Assuming for the sake of argument that plaintiffs' allegations are true, we expect that the existence of parties better-suited to challenge the defendants' alleged misconduct will allow resolution of any important public issues. Consequently, Haymond and Lloyd have no standing to sue.