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Mustang Seeks $352,000 in Legal Fees After Four-Year Battle With Town of Hideout

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By Miki Mullor, Hideout Comment | October 28, 2025

HIDEOUT, Utah — The Town of Hideout faces a hefty new legal bill after losing a four-year court battle with Mustang Development LLC, one that could cost the town more than it spends on all legal services in an average year.

Mustang filed a motion this month asking a Wasatch County judge to order the town to pay $352,975 in legal fees and costs. The request follows an Oct. 3 ruling that declared the developer the prevailing party in its dispute with the town over development rights under a 2019 master development agreement.

If approved, the payment would exceed more than two and a half times Hideout’s entire 2024 legal budget of about $137,000, according to town financial records. It would also rival the combined annual cost of the town’s engineering and police contracts. That figure does not include the hundreds of thousands of dollars Hideout has already spent on its own lawyers during the case.

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Judge Affirms Mustang’s Development Rights, Revives Claims Against Former Hideout Mayor

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WASATCH COUNTY, Utah (Oct. 7, 2025) — A Utah judge has handed Mustang Development LLC a significant win in its years long battle with the Town of Hideout, affirming the company’s right to nearly 2,000 homes under a master development agreement and allowing damages claims against former Mayor Philip Rubin to move forward.

Fourth District Judge Jennifer Mabey ruled Oct. 3 that Mustang is entitled to seek attorney fees after the town conceded its original position on density was wrong. The court also granted Mustang permission to file a third amended complaint, reviving claims that Rubin acted in his personal capacity when he allegedly conspired with a town planner to spread false information about the developer’s rights.

Mustang is pursuing more than $100 million in damages, claiming the misinformation campaign killed a $9.5 million land sale and devalued property throughout Hideout. A trial date has not been set.

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