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Arbitration agreement doesn't bar widow's tort claim, Utah court rules.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-AUG-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
A woman whose husband committed suicide after taking antidepressants can pursue a wrongful death claim against the doctor who prescribed them even though the husband had signed a contract agreeing to settle any issues with his doctor in arbitration, the Utah Supreme Court has ruled. (Bybee v. Abdulla, 2008 WL 2245725 (Utah June 3, 2008).)

Alan Abdulla prescribed antidepressant medication to treat Mark Bybee's depression. After Abdulla renewed the prescription,...

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