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House advances substitute on comparative-negligence law after sharp debate over burden and disclosure
Summary
Lawmakers passed a first-substitute to amend Utah’s Comparative Negligence Act to require defendants to disclose known third parties and to set a higher proof standard for unidentified motor vehicles; opponents argued the changes shift burdens onto defendants.
The Utah House approved a first-substitute version of a bill revising the Comparative Negligence Act, a response to the Utah Supreme Court decision in Boyer v. Field. Sponsor Representative Swallow said the substitute restores aspects of the 1986 comparative-fault framework and adds procedures requiring defendants to identify, in their answer, any other parties…
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