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HB 3873: Punitive Damages

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice & Claims ; Warner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Thrasher ; Flanagan ; Brooks ; Alexander ; Crist ; Putnam

Punitive Damages; provides conditions for recovery of attorney's fees re civil enforcement of certain infractions re nursing homes; provides for application, discovery, & punitive damages; revises language re claims for punitive damages in civil actions; requires clear & convincing evidence of gross negligence or intentional misconduct to support recovery of such damages; provides for consolidated punitive damages trials, etc. Amends 400.023, 768.72,.73.

Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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