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House passes malpractice bill allowing parties to waive pre-litigation screening panel
Utah House of Representatives · February 4, 1997
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Summary
The House approved House Bill 188, which lets parties agree to waive the pre‑litigation screening panel and allows plaintiffs to move forward if a panel hearing has not occurred within six months; the bill passed 64–0 and will go to the Senate.
Representative John L. Valentine told the House that House Bill 188 makes two principal changes to malpractice procedure: it permits parties to stipulate to bypass the pre‑litigation screening panel, and it allows a plaintiff to proceed if a panel…
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