The University of Utah doesn’t have to defend a medical malpractice lawsuit against a physician employee who allegedly injured a patient’s colon during obstetrical surgery.
Cheryl Amundsen knew or should have known she had a claim against the school more than one year before she served the state with a notice required by the Utah Government Immunity Act, the Utah Supreme Court said. Her delay in serving the notice required dismissal of her case, it said.
Dodson operated on Amundsen at LDS Hospital in 2013. Amundsen sued University of Utah Health Care, Dodson, and LDS Hospital in 2014. She later ...
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