A dollar amount may not be specified in the prayer of a complaint filed in a malpractice action against a health care provider. The complaint shall merely pray for such damages as are reasonable in the circumstances.
Utah Code § 78B-3-409
Ad damnum clause prohibited in complaint
Known as the Utah Health Care Malpractice Act
The act spans §§ 78–78 (32 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb (2010)
Most recently applied in Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb (September 2010)
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.