HB 143 - Relative to the apportionment of damages in civil actions. - New Hampshire Key Vote
Mary Sysyn voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- House Veto Override Failed
- Sept. 5, 2007
- Executive Vetoed
- July 2, 2007
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 13, 2007
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 7, 2007
- House Bill Passed
- Feb. 21, 2007
- Introduced
- Jan. 4, 2007
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Relative to the apportionment of damages in civil actions.
Title: Damages in Civil Actions
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that limits liability in civil cases to those still named in a suit when penalties are decided and to those that played a substantial role in the harm of the plaintiff.
Highlights:
- Excludes from further liability those who have settled or been dismissed from a lawsuit (sec. 1). - Prohibits the jury from awarding damages from the defendant unless the defendant was a substantial factor in the plaintiffs harm (sec. 2).
Title: Damages in Civil Actions
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that limits liability in civil cases to those still named in a suit when penalties are decided.
Highlights:
- Excludes from further liability those who have settled or been dismissed from a lawsuit [sec. 1(V)].
Title: Damages in Civil Actions