Mississippi Legislature
2002 3rd Extraordinary Session

House Bill 7

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Description: Medical malpractice; enact certain civil reforms.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		09/05 (H) Referred To Select Committee on Civil Justice Reform
2		11/26 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		Passage
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		None
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Select Committee on Civil Justice Reform

Principal Author: Smith (39th)

Code Sections: A 011-0011-0003, A 085-0003-0001

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-11-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE VENUE FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 85-3-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A PROSPECTIVE EXEMPTION FROM JUDGMENT FOR EACH YEAR A PHYSICIAN PRACTICES MEDICINE IN THE STATE; TO CREATE SECTION 11-1-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PLACE A LIMITATION ON THE AWARD OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES; TO CREATE SECTION 11-1-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PLACE A LIMITATION ON THE AWARD OF NONECONOMIC DAMAGES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 11/26/02 at 10:14.

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