Monthly Archives: July 2014

What is a pre-litigation hearing and why does my case require one?

In 2008, in an attempt to curb the perceived rising costs of medical malpractice insurance, the Utah Legislature passed the “Utah Health Care Malpractice Act”. Part of this plan was to institute a pre-litigation process to weed out non-meritorious medical malpractice claims prior to initiating the formal litigation process in a state court. This process […]