Bill Text: MA S1772 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to damages paid by insurance companies under chapter 93A.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 1/28 at 1:00 AM in Hearing Room A1 [S1772 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1772-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Morrissey, Michael (SEN)
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relating to damages paid by insurance companies under Chapter 93A.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Morrissey, Michael (SEN) |
Norfolk and Plymouth |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00972 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relating to damages paid by insurance companies under
Chapter 93A.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Paragraph (3) of section 9 of chapter 93A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the fourth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following: -
For the purpose of this chapter, the amount of actual damages and the amount of actual damages to be multiplied shall be those found by the court to be the foreseeable and proximate consequences of the respondent’s violation of said section two, and the existence or non-existence of insurance coverage shall not limit the liability of the respondent for said actual damages or multiplied actual damages.
SECTION 2. The fifth paragraph of section 11 of said chapter 93A, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following:-
For the purpose of this chapter, the amount of actual damages and the amount of actual damages to be multiplied shall be those found by the court to be the foreseeable and proximate consequences of the respondent’s violation of said section two, and the existence or non-existence of insurance coverage shall not limit the liability of the respondent for said actual damages or multiplied actual damages.
