Utah Code

Utah Code § 78B-3-409 (2026)

Ad damnum clause prohibited in complaint

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A dollar amount may not be specified in the prayer of a complaint filed in a malpractice action against a health care provider. The complaint shall merely pray for such damages as are reasonable in the circumstances.

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Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2015 · leading case: Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb, 320 S.W.3d 246 (Tenn. 2010).

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Amanda Elliott v. R. Michael Cobb, 320 S.W.3d 246 (Tenn. 2010). · cites it 2× “argument to the court or jury”); Utah Code Ann. § 78B-3-409 (2008) (providing that “[a] dollar amount may not be specified in the prayer of a complaint filed in a malpractice action”); W.”

Smith v. United States, 2015 UT 68 (Utah 2015). “§ 78B-3-409 (prohibiting a complaint with a specific dollar amount of requested damages).”

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