Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

House Bill 1360

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Description: Medical malpractice; enact certain tort reform measures.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/21 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2		02/05 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		Passage
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Judiciary A

Principal Author: Flaggs

Additional Author: Guice

Code Sections: A 011-0001-0059, A 011-0001-0061, A 011-0007-0013

Title: AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY; TO CREATE SECTION 11-1-58, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE LEGISLATIVE DECLARATIONS WITH RESPECT TO MALPRACTICE ACTIONS AGAINST HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; TO AMEND SECTION 11-1-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO LIMIT DAMAGES IN MALPRACTICE ACTIONS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 11-1-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERT WITNESSES IN MALPRACTICE ACTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 11-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM DAMAGE LIMITATIONS TO WRONGFUL DEATH ACTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/05/02 at 17:41.

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