Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

House Bill 1204

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Description: Mediation; require presuit mediation in all civil tort litigation.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		02/20 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2		03/09 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2004
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Judiciary A

Principal Author: Upshaw

Additional Author: Bondurant

Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF TORT DISPUTES FOR MEDIATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI BAR SHALL APPOINT MEDIATORS; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY APPLICABLE STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS SHALL BE SUSPENDED WHILE A DISPUTE IS IN MEDIATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/09/04 at 18:00.

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