SALT LAKE CITY — A lawsuit filed last Friday by Utah businessman Bill Reagan accuses University of Utah Hospital of medical negligence that led to the death of his wife. His wife was Julia Reagan, who was memorialized on billboards across Utah.

The family of Julia Reagan, a woman publicly known from billboard tributes across several states, is suing University of Utah Health for negligence.

Julia Reagan — the matriarch of a Utah outdoor advertising company who was memorialized on billboards across Salt Lake City last year — is now the subject of a wrongful death lawsuit.

The University of Utah has more than 80 buildings on its main campus. Spread over 1,000 acres, that includes spots for engineering or chemistry. But a whopping 45% of its assignable square footage is devoted to offices,

In a dramatic confrontation last week, University of Utah President Taylor Randall accused faculty members of acting beyond the scope of their authority when they tried to raise concerns about his top academic administrator.

The Frontiers Initiative, established three years ago, seeks to marry the efforts of eight states that are creating economic development plans focused on the use of advanced nuclear energy. Utah is among half of those states designated as a “first mover” state that is uniquely positioned and ahead of the game in this arena.