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Utah Code § 78B-5-820

Amount of liability limited to proportion of fault -- No contribution

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Grant (2021)

Most recently applied in State v. Grant (September 2021)

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session

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(1) Subject to Section 78B-5-818, the maximum amount for which a defendant may be liable to any person seeking recovery is that percentage or proportion of the damages equivalent to the percentage or proportion of fault attributed to that defendant.

(2) A defendant is not entitled to contribution from any other person.

(3) A defendant or person seeking recovery may not bring a civil action against any person immune from suit to recover damages resulting from the allocation of fault under Section 78B-5-818.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.