Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Business liability reform; enact.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/20 (S) Referred To Judiciary | |
| 2 | 02/04 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Robertson
Additional Authors: Mettetal, King, Hyde-Smith, Kirby, Scoper, Moffatt, Stogner, White, Walden, Michel, Carmichael, Dickerson, Browning, Chaney, Johnson (19th), Nunnelee, Hewes, Ross, Minor, Burton, Canon, Little
Code Sections: A 011-0011-0003, A 011-0001-0063, A 011-0001-0060
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-11-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE VENUE IN GENERAL CIVIL ACTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 11-1-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PRODUCT SELLER OTHER THAN A MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR A LATENT DEFECT IF THE SELLER IS A MERE CONDUIT WHO PURCHASED THE PRODUCT FROM A REPUTABLE MANUFACTURER; TO AMEND SECTION 11-1-60, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE LIMITATIONS ON NONECONOMIC DAMAGES IN CIVIL ACTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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