NY A09241 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-06-17 - ordered to third reading rules cal.540
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Establishes contract requirements for third party litigation financing which includes requiring contracts to contain a right of rescission, a written acknowledgement by the attorney retained, a clear outline of the scheduled fee structure and a no penalty provision.

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Title

Establishes contract requirements for third party litigation financing which includes requiring contracts to contain a right of rescission, a written acknowledgement by the attorney retained, a clear outline of the scheduled fee structure and a no penalty provision.

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-06-17Assemblyordered to third reading rules cal.540
2016-06-17Assemblyrules report cal.540
2016-06-17Assemblyreported
2016-06-14Assemblyreported referred to rules
2016-06-14Assemblyreported referred to ways and means
2016-06-03Assemblyprint number 9241c
2016-06-03Assemblyamend and recommit to codes
2016-05-26Assemblyprint number 9241b
2016-05-26Assemblyamend and recommit to codes
2016-05-24Assemblyreported referred to codes
2016-03-09Assemblyprint number 9241a
2016-03-09Assemblyamend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection
2016-02-04Assemblyreferred to consumer affairs and protection

Same As/Similar To

S08006 (Same As) 2016-06-17 - referred to ways and means

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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