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2009 SESSION
SB 885 Drug-related personal injury actions; extends two-year statute of limitations.
Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Drug-related personal injury actions; limitations. Extends the two-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions in cases where the injury (i) is latent or by its nature not discoverable at the time of its occurrence and (ii) is the result of the ingestion of or exposure to a drug for a period of one year from the date the injury is discovered or reasonably should have been discovered.
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HISTORY
- 12/31/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090261273
- 12/31/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/09 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/09/09 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)