Abstract
In the Spring of 1995, tort reform legislation was being hotly debated in Congress, reviled and lauded in the media, and becoming a popular topic and cause for politicians and citizens alike. Meanwhile, in Salt Lake City, Utah, a project for reform in medical malpractice compensation was quietly gaining momentum, progressing briskly toward its goal of implementation in 1997. Fueled by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and assisted by several important contributors to the reform debate, a group comprised of health care professionals, lawyers, a law professor, a malpractice insurer, and the director of a state agency was meeting regularly to design a plan that could revolutionize the system by which injured patients are compensated.
Recommended Citation
Brill, Barbara A.
(1996)
"An Experiment in Patient Injury
Compensation: Is Utah the Place?,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1996:
No.
3, Article 4.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1996/iss3/4