Utah Code 78B-5-817. Definitions
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(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.
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-5-817
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(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:
(3)(a) an employer immune from suit under Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers’ Compensation Act , or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act ; and
(3)(b) a governmental entity or governmental employee immune from suit pursuant to Title 63G, Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah .
(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.