History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Torts; enact certain caps on damages and revise venue.
| 1 | 01/05/99 | (S) | Referred To Judiciary | |
| 2 | 02/02/99 | (S) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | NO EFFECTIVE DATE | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Hawks
Code Sections: A 011-0001-0065, A 011-0007-0013
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-1-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO LIMIT PUNITIVE DAMAGES AWARDS AND TO CREATE EXCEPTIONS TO THOSE LIMITATIONS; TO LIMIT RECOVERY OF NONECONOMIC DAMAGES; TO DEFINE "ECONOMIC" AND "NONECONOMIC" DAMAGES; TO AMEND SECTION 11-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO LIMIT RECOVERY OF NONECONOMIC AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN A WRONGFUL DEATH ACTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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