New York Assembly Bill 4897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

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.

Asm. Robin Schimminger [D]	Asm. Brian Kolb [R]	Asm. William Barclay [R]	Asm. Clifford Crouch [R]
Asm. Sandra Galef [D]	Asm. Stephen Hawley [R]	Asm. Philip Palmesano [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-08	Assembly	referred to judiciary
2019-02-05	Assembly	referred to judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A4897
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A04897&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A04897