Bill Sponsors: NY A04897 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to judiciary [A04897 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to judiciary [A04897 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Assemblymember Robin Schimminger [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-140 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Assemblymember Brian Kolb [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-131 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Assemblymember William Barclay [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-120 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Assemblymember Clifford Crouch [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-122 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Assemblymember Sandra Galef [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-095 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Assemblymember Stephen Hawley [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-139 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Assemblymember Philip Palmesano [R] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-132 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |