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Utah Hospitals Now Get Paid 100% of Their Liens in Personal Injury Cases

Who gets how much from a personal injury settlement or judgment has always been shared pro rata among those benefitting: the plaintiff and those who paid for the personal injury. No longer. The Utah Supreme Court ruled in Bryner v. Cardon Outreach, LLC, et al., 2018 UT 52, that the Utah Hospital Lien Statute, Utah

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The Open and Obvious Hazard Defense to Premises Liability Claims in Utah

In Utah, claims against landowners, i.e., ‘premises liability’ claims, are subject to the ‘open and obvious hazard‘ defense. This defense is the assertion that the injured person failed to protect themselves from a risk that should have been apparent to them. Businesses and landowners who may have customers, clients, or patrons visit their property should

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