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House approves bill to limit employer fault attribution after Sullivan decision
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 309, a measure aimed at reversing parts of the Utah Supreme Court's Sullivan decision and restoring elements of the 1986 Liability Reform Act governing allocation of fault in cases involving immune employers; the bill passed 50–23 after extended floor debate.
The Utah House on Feb. 24 passed House Bill 309, a measure sponsors said is intended to restore legislative intent from the Liability Reform Act of 1986 after the Utah Supreme Court's Sullivan decision altered how juries may consider fault by immune employers.
Representative Bishop, sponsor of the bill, told colleagues the measure was needed to protect the workers' compensation system and businesses from what he called "serious consequences" following the court ruling. Quoting Justice Stewart's dissent in…
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