Bill Text: IA SF2036 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to jury notifications of attorney compensation and litigation financing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-27 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [SF2036 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF2036-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2036
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2036
BY
DICKEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
jury
notifications
of
attorney
compensation
1
and
litigation
financing.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
624.21
Jury
notification
of
1
attorney
funding.
2
Prior
to
deliberation,
a
civil
trial
jury
shall
be
notified
3
if
a
party’s
attorney’s
compensation
is
contingent
upon
a
4
damages
awards,
the
percentage
of
a
damages
award
an
attorney
5
will
receive,
and
whether
a
litigation
financier
has
provided
6
funding
for
the
case.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
provides
for
jury
notification
of
attorney
11
compensation
and
litigation
financing.
The
bill
requires
12
that
the
jury
is
informed
of
whether
the
attorney
is
being
13
compensated
by
a
percentage
of
a
potential
damages
award
and
14
if
there
has
been
a
litigation
financier
funding
the
case
on
15
behalf
of
the
party.
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