HB 1337: Medical Liability/Claimant's Right
JOINT RESOLUTION by Troutman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Murzin
Medical Liability/Claimant's Right; constitutional amendment to provide that injured claimant who enters into contingency fee agreement with attorney in claim for medical liability is entitled to no less than 70 percent of first $250,000 of all damages received by claimant & 90 percent of all damages in excess of $250,000, exclusive of reasonable & customary costs & regardless of number of defendants; provides that amendment is self-executing. Creates s. 26, Art. I, s. 26, Art. XII.
Effective Date: 11/03/2004
Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/25/2004 House • Prefiled
3/2/2004 House • Introduced -HJ 00103
3/4/2004 House • Referred to Judiciary -HJ 00217
3/16/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/04, 1:15 pm or 15 minutes upon adjournment of Session, Morris Hall --Temporarily deferred
4/30/2004 House • Died in Committee on Judiciary
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HB 1337, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2004 at 1:08 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location S 3020 Claimant Recovery/Medical Liability Alexander Similar Last Action: 4/30/2004 S Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care
Location:Citations - Constitution (2)
Article Section Location in Bill Location In Bill Help I Section 26 XII Section 26