Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Tort reform; enact general.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 10/08 (S) Referred To Select Senate Cmte on Civil Justice Syst | |
| 2 | 11/26 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | ** See Text | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | None | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Turner
Code Sections: A 011-0011-0003, A 085-0005-0007, A 011-0003-0023
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-11-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE VENUE; TO AMEND SECTION 85-5-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE LIMITATION OF JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY TWO OR MORE DEFENDANTS; TO PROVIDE A LIMITATION ON THE AWARD OF HEDONIC DAMAGES; TO REVISE THE AMOUNT OF AN APPEAL BOND; TO ENACT A COLLATERAL SOURCE RULE; TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY TO AN INNOCENT PREMISES OWNER FOR THE CRIMINAL ACTS OF THIRD PARTIES; TO CAP HEDONIC DAMAGES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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