Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the prohibition on the recovery of punitive damages in a legal malpractice action includes damages sought as compensatory damages which were assessed against the legal malpractice plaintiff or failed to be obtained by the legal malpractice plaintiff.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [SB0239 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Introduced	2023-01-31	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois SB0239

Supplemental Documents

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No supplemental documents for Illinois SB0239 currently on file.