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CS/SB 942: Litigation Reform

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Campbell

Litigation Reform; provides for expedited trials; provides timeframes for conduct of such trials; provides for instructions to juries after jury is sworn in; provides for discussion of evidence under certain circumstances; provides for voluntary trial resolution; provides for appointment of trial resolution judge; provides for applicability of offers of & demand of judgment in cases involving multiple plaintiffs; provides severability, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 10/01/1998
 Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died on Calendar
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/4/1998 Senate • Prefiled
    2/11/1998 Senate • Referred to Judiciary
    3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary -SJ 00061
    4/6/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/09/98, 3:15 pm, Room-309C
    4/9/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS by Judiciary -SJ 00479; CS read first time on 04/15/98 -SJ 00481
    4/14/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00479
    5/1/1998 Senate • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/SB 942, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/15/1998 at 1:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/9/1998 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 3881 (e1) Litigation Reform Warner Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Rules and Calendar
    Location:
    S 874 (e2) McKay Compare Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    40.50
    44.1051
    57.071 Costs; what taxable.
    57.105 Attorney's fee.
    627.428 Attorney's fee.
    768.77 Itemized verdict.
    768.78 Alternative methods of payment of damage awards.
    768.79 Offer of judgment and demand for judgment.

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  • SB 942, Original Filed Version Posted 2/10/1998 at 10:15 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    44.1051

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