Bill Title: Enacts the "medical liability reform act"; requires attorney for plaintiff in a medical, dental or podiatric malpractice case to include with the certificate of merit, an affidavit of an appropriate medical professional licensed in this state stating that there is a reasonable basis for such malpractice action; failure to file will result in dismissal; modifies limited liability of persons jointly liable; limits noneconomic damages in such causes of action to $250,000; requires enhanced and comprehensive disclosure of expert witnesses to be used by any party in medical, dental and podiatric malpractice cases. [Track Bill]

Status: 2012-01-04 - referred to judiciary [A04381 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Source	Format
Introduced	2011-05-24	Link	HTML/Text

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Source	Format
No bill amendments currently on file for New York A04381

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Source	Format
No supplemental documents for New York A04381 currently on file.