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Chad Nordgren v. Intermountain Health Services, Inc., dba Sevier Valley Family clinic; Jeffrey Brown, Do, individually; Roger D. Blomquist, MD, individually : Brief of Appellee

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Original Brief Submitted to the Utah Court of Appeals; digitized by the Howard W. Hunter Law Library, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; machine-generated OCR, may contain errors. Craig G. Adamson; Craig A. Hoggan; Debra Griffiths Handley; Dart, Adamson, and Donovan; Attorneys for Appellant. George T. Naegle; Anne D. Armstrong; Cortney Kochevar; Richards, Brandt, Miller, Nelson; JoAnne E. Bott; David C. Castleberry; Manning, Curtis, Bradshaw, and Bednar; Attorneys for Appellees.

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Brief of Appellee, Nordgren v. Intermountain Health Services, No. 20090698 (Utah Court of Appeals, 2009).

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IN THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS

CHAD NORDGREN, Plaintiff and Appellant,

Case No. 20090698-CA

vs.

INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH SERVICES, INC., dba SEVIER VALLEY FAMILY CLINIC, JEFFREY BROWN, D.O., individually; and ROGER D. BLOMQUIST, M.D., individually,

Defendants and Appellees.

BRIEF OF APPELLEE Appeal from Final Order from the Sixth District Court,

Sevier County, State of Utah, Judge Wallace Lee

Craig G. Adamson [00042] Craig A. Hoggan [8202] Debra Griffiths Handley [8365]

DART ADAMSON & DONOVAN

370 East South Temple, Suite 400 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Appellant

George T.Naegle [5001] Anne D. Armstrong [8886] Cortney Kochevar [11157]

RICHARDS BRANDT MILLER NELSON

Wells Fargo Center, 15th Floor 299 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-2465 Attorneys for Appellee Roger D. Blomquist, M.D.

JoAnne E. Bott [5262] David C. Castleberry [11531]

MANNING CURTIS BRADSHAW & BEDNAR

170 South Main Street, Suite 900 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Attorneys for Appellees IHC Health Services, Inc., dba Sevier Valley Family Clinic and Jeffrey Brown, D.O.

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IN THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS

CHAD NORDGREN,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

vs.

INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH SERVICES, INC., dba SEVIER VALLEY FAMILY CLINIC, JEFFREY BROWN, D.O., individually; and ROGER D. BLOMQUIST, M.D., individually,

Defendants and Appellees.

Case No. 20090698-CA

BRIEF OF APPELLEE Appeal from Final Order from the Sixth District Court,

Sevier County, State of Utah, Judge Wallace Lee

Craig G. Adamson [00042] Craig A. Hoggan [8202] Debra Griffiths Handley [8365]

DART ADAMSON & DONOVAN

370 East South Temple, Suite 400 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Appellant

George T.Naegle [5001] Anne D. Armstrong [8886] Cortney Kochevar [11157]

RICHARDS BRANDT MILLER NELSON

Wells Fargo Center, 15lh Floor 299 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-2465 Attorneys for Appellee Roger D. Blomquist, M.D.

JoAnne E. Bott [5262] David C. Castleberry [11531]

MANNING CURTIS BRADSHAW & BEDNAR

170 South Main Street, Suite 900 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Attorneys for Appellees IHC Health Services, Inc., dba Sevier Valley Family Clinic and Jeffrey Brown, D.O.

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PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING All parties involved in this appeal are identified in the caption.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

v

JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENT

vii

ISSUES AND STANDARD OF REVIEW

vii

CONSTITUIONAL PROVISIONS, STATUTES, ORDINANCES, RULES AND

REGULATIONS

viii

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

viii

SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENTS

xiii

ARGUMENT

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I. The trial court properly dismissed Chad Nordgren's claim for loss of

consortium for his failure to meet the statutory requirements of Utah Code

Ann. ? 30-2-1 l(4)(a)

2

a) The trial court properly held that Jennie Nordgren wCmade a claim" by

serving a notice of intent

2

b) The trial court properly dismissed Chad Nordgren's loss of consortium

claim, when he served his notice of claim fifteen months after Jennie

Nordgren served her notice of intent

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II. The trial court properly dismissed Chad Nordgren's loss of consortium

claim for his failure to meet the statutory requirements of Utah Code Ann. ?

30-2-1 l(4)(b) by failing to comply with the provisions of the Utah Health

Care Malpractice Act

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a) The plain language of the Loss of Consortium Act establishes that the

Utah Health Care Malpractice Act is applicable to Chad Nordgren's

loss of consortium claim

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b) The plain language of the Utah Health Care Malpractice Act establishes

that it applied to Chad Nordgren's loss of consortium claim

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