Alcazar v. University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics

OPINION

BILLINGS, Judge:

{1 Plaintiffs Creseencio and Monica Alca-zar appeal the verdict from their jury trial, arguing that the trial court abused its diseretion in refusing to ask their requested voir dire questions concerning the prospective jurors' exposure to information about medical malpractice and tort reform issues. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

T2 Early in the morning on May 4, 2002, Mr. Alcazar went to the University of Utah Emergency Department (the Emergency Department) complaining of intermittent chest pain that had occurred over the prior three days, but stated…