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Liability Reform Committee
Contact:Ken Pokalsky
End of session job creation message to the legislature, 6/19/09
Lawsuite Reform Alliance of New York
LEGISLATIVE MEMOS
- S.5302c / A.8030c, Oppose, Establishes assessment ceiling for public utility mass real property
- S.8321 / A.11397, Support, “FIX WICKS” - Repeals project labor agreement (PLA) requirement in new Wicks Law
- S.1266 (DeFrancisco) – Senate Judiciary Committee / A.6420 (Weinstein) – Assembly Judiciary Committee - An Act to expand damages in wrongful death actions to include sorrow, mental anguish, loss of companionship, protection, comfort, etc.
- A.2528 (Morelle)/ S.4317 (Volker) - An ACT repealing strict liability and providing for a comparative negligence standard in specific elevation related accident cases.
- S.4164 (Volker) / A.2989 (Weinstein) - An ACT to prevent double-dipping of public funds.
- S.5256-B (DeFrancisco) – Senate Codes Committee / A.8691-B (Lancman) – Passed Assembly - An Act to restrict informal discovery
- S.6037-B (Libous) / A.1369-B (Brodsky) - An ACT authorizing private rights of action pursuant to NYS securities law (Martin Act).
- A.6310 (Weinstein) / S.2065 (DeFrancisco) - An Act permitting an injured employee to recover tort damages directly from an employer for work related injuries in specified cases.
- S.6365 (Senator Maltese 2007) - An ACT to amend the Civil Practice Law and Rules, in relation to the computation of interest in personal injury actions.
- A.8964-B (Weinstein) – Assembly Judiciary - An Act to remove judicial discretion regarding the selection of jurors in civil cases
- A.9157 (Weinstein) / S.7482 (DeFrancisco) - An Act to amend the general obligation law in relation to settlements in tort actions and to repeal certain provisions of law relating thereto.
RESEARCH
- A Texas Turnaround: The Impact of Lawsuit Reform on Business Activity in the Lone Star State
Executive Summary
Report - Pacific Research Institute Ranks
New York
at the Bottom
of the Barrel
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Tort Reform
Press Release
Report
LATEST HEADLINES IN NEW YORK STATE
NEWS
- Small business owners try to manage higher premiums (August 17, 2008)
- Council joins efforts to reform New York's liability laws (February 4, 2008)