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SB 843 Medical malpractice limit; raises total amount recoverable in certain.

Introduced by: Henry L. Marsh III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Medical malpractice limit.  Raises the total amount recoverable in certain medical malpractice actions to $2,750,000 on July 1, 2009. Such amount recoverable increases on July 1 each year by the annual percent change in the medical care component of the most recent publication of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or by any replacement index adopted by the Department of Labor for medical costs.

FULL TEXT

• 12/22/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091412264  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/22/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091412264
• 12/22/08  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)