Utah Code 78B-5-817. Definitions
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As used in Sections 78B-5-817 through 78B-5-823:
(1) | “Defendant” means a person, other than a person immune from suit as defined in Subsection (3), who is claimed to be liable because of fault to any person seeking recovery. |
(2) | “Fault” means any actionable breach of legal duty, act, or omission proximately causing or contributing to injury or damages sustained by a person seeking recovery, including negligence in all its degrees, comparative negligence, assumption of risk, strict liability, breach of express or implied warranty of a product, products liability, and misuse, modification, or abuse of a product. |
(3) | “Person immune from suit” means:
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(4) | “Person seeking recovery” means any person seeking damages or reimbursement on its own behalf, or on behalf of another for whom it is authorized to act as legal representative. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session