SB 1131 - Tort Amendments - Pennsylvania Key Vote
Curt Sonney voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- June 28, 2011
- House Bill Passed
- June 27, 2011
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 21, 2011
- Introduced
- June 13, 2011
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Title: Tort Amendments
Signed by Governor Tom Corbett
Title: Tort Amendments
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires each defendant found guilty in a multi-defendant negligence civil suit to pay only for the damages for which they are ruled liable.
Highlights:
- Requires that, in order for the judgments to be separate, each party must be liable for less than 60 percent of the damages (Sec 1).
Title: Tort Amendments
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires each defendant found guilty in a multi-defendant negligence civil suit to pay only for the damages for which they are ruled liable.
Highlights:
- Requires that, in order for the judgments to be separate, each party must be liable for less than 60 percent of the damages (Sec 1).
Title: Tort Apportionment Bill
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NOTE: THE ORIGINAL SPONSOR OF THIS BILL WITHDREW HIS OR HER SPONSORSHIP.