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SB 1066: Foreign Defamation Judgments/Nonrecognition [SPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Aronberg ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Deutch

Foreign Defamation Judgments/Nonrecognition [SPSC]; Provides that an out-of-country foreign judgment need not be recognized if the cause of action resulted in a defamation judgment obtained in a jurisdiction outside the United States, unless a court in this state first determines that the defamation law applied in the foreign court's adjudication provided at least as much protection for freedom of speech and press as would be provided in this state, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
 Last Action: 4/29/2009 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted HB 949 -SJ 00827; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 949 (Ch. 2009-232) -SJ 00827
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  • SB 1066, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2009 at 3:49 PM