The Beagle Blog

If an AI system gives someone the wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong timing, or dangerous interaction advice and the person is physically injured after following it, there may be a viable Utah injury claim. The legal theory will depend on what the AI was designed to do, who built or deployed it, whether a licensed health professional was involved, and how the recommendation reached the patient. A case may involve product liability, ordinary negligence, medical malpractice, consume

A permanent scar or disfigurement can be a major part of a Utah personal injury claim because the loss is not limited to the cost of the medical treatment that created or repaired the wound. A visible scar can change how a person sees himself or herself, how other people react, what clothing the person chooses, and how comfortable the person feels at work or in public. Utah’s model jury instructions specifically identify the degree and character of disfigurement as a factor a

A catastrophic injury does not affect only the person who was physically hurt. When paralysis, disfigurement, brain injury, spinal injury, amputation, or another permanent condition fundamentally changes a marriage, Utah law may allow the injured person’s spouse to bring a separate claim for loss of consortium. The claim addresses damage to the marital relationship itself, including losses involving companionship, cooperation, affection, aid, and sexual relations. Utah does n