Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

House Bill 314

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Description: Business liability reform; enact.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/15 (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: Denny

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.

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

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