HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

166

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

requesting hawaii's congressional delegation to support the president's call for legal reform.

 

 

WHEREAS, a fair and efficient legal system free from frivolous and abusive litigation is necessary for a vibrant economy and access to affordable health care; and

WHEREAS, reasonable caps on damages protect consumers from the rising costs of -- and diminishing access to -- products and services that results from lawsuit abuse; and

WHEREAS, victims who suffer losses -- not their attorneys -- should receive the majority of damage awards; and

WHEREAS, lawsuits filed in a timely fashion promote fairness for all parties; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the intent of the Framers of the Constitution, cases involving residents of different states should be tried in federal court; and

WHEREAS, individuals suffer the most damaging effects of frivolous lawsuits as the cost of products and services rises due to exorbitant increases in insurance costs; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2003, the Senate concurring, that the Legislature requests Hawaii's elected Representatives and Senators in the United States Congress to support meaningful class action reform and medical malpractice liability reform, as well as any other legal reform legislation in the 108th Congress; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to members of Hawaii's Congressional delegation.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Class action and medical malpractice liability reforms; support