The Florida Senate

SB 2228: Litigation [SPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Siplin

Litigation [SPSC]; Requires the division of total fault for parties and nonparties by judgment in negligence cases. Determines criteria for negligence cases. Abrogates use of privilege and immunity defenses as to all statutory causes of action, abuse of process, malicious prosecution, and fraud upon the court. Requires the division of total fault for parties and nonparties by judgment. Repeals a provision relating to sanctions in criminal appeal cases, etc.

Expand All Collapse All

• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/26/2009	Senate	• Filed
  3/10/2009	Senate	• Referred to Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Rules -SJ 00175
  3/19/2009	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 00175
  5/2/2009	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Judiciary

  Top of SectionTop of Page

• SB 2228, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:49 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 2686	Litigation [SPSC]	Lawson	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2009 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Judiciary Location:

  Citations - Statutes (13)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  46.061
  46.071
  46.081
  57.105	Attorney's fee; sanctions for raising unsupported claims or defenses; service of motions; damages for delay of litigation.
  59.041	Harmless error; effect.
  59.06	Matters reviewable on appeal.
  454.18	Officers not allowed to practice.
  454.23	Penalties.
  768.81	Comparative fault.
  924.051	Terms and conditions of appeals and collateral review in criminal cases.
  924.33	When judgment not to be reversed or modified.
  924.395	Sanctions.
  939.055

  Top of SectionTop of Page