Legal Opinion
Smith v. United States
Utah Supreme Court
Decided August 11, 2015No. Case No. 20131030PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice PARRISH,
opinion of the Court:
INTRODUCTION
{1 For millennia, physicians have sworn, "With regard to healing the sick, ... I will take care that they suffer no hurt or damage. 1 And for perhaps just as long, the sick have sought redress when hurt or damage inevitably occur. 2 Caught in the middle, lawmakers have tried to strike a balance that provides redress for the injured while accounting for the concerns of the medical profession. 3
{2 In 1986, the Utah Legislature amended the Utah Health Care Malpractice Act, see-tions T8B-8-401 to -425 of the Utah Code, (the "Malpractice Act") and…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Jones v. CarvellUtah Supreme Court · 1982
- Garfield Smelting Co. v. Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1918
- American Bush v. City of South Salt LakeUtah Supreme Court · 2006
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Wilson v. Educators Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018
- Robinson v. Paul Ray Taylor, M.D.Utah Supreme Court · 2015
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