Munson v. Chamberlain

PARRISH, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

111 Rebekah Munson's counsel provided to an expert witness two documents he had previously submitted to a medical malpractice prelitigation panel. The question presented on appeal is whether this act violated Utah Code section 78-14-12(1)(d) (2002), which imposes confidentiality requirements on proceedings before such panels. We hold that it did not. Because Munson's counsel had independent access to the documents, he was free to provide them to the expert witness without violating the statute.

BACKGROUND

12 Munson ciaims that Dr. Bruce Chamberlain misdiagnosed her…