SB 500

RELATING TO CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM

By Senator(s) IWASE; Buen, Bunda, Chun, Kawamoto, Matsuura, Sakamoto, Tanaka

Keywords: ATTORNEYS, CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEEDINGS, COURT COSTS, DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, EVIDENCE, INDEMNITY AGAINST LIABILITY, JUDICIARY, WITNESSES

Report Title: Civil Justice Reform

Description: Repeals certain exceptions to the abolition of joint and several liability. Limits recovery for all noneconomic damages in tort actions to $500,000. Codifies court rule relating to offers of judgment. Allows evidence of collateral source payments to be admitted at trial. Limits punitive damages awards.

 1-22-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        S Referred to 1. JDC 2. WAM                                
 2- 1-99        S Re-Referred to JDC/CPN                                   
 1-19-00        S Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.