SC S0039 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-01-09 - Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Rankin, Hutto, Bright, Davis
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Establish That A Case Dismissed By A Directed Verdict Or Summary Judgment Is Presumed To Be A Per Se Frivolous Case, Unless The Court Finds For Good Cause Shown It Was Not Frivolous Or Sanctions Should Not Be Imposed.

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Title

Frivolous lawsuits

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-09 Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Rankin, Hutto, Bright, Davis
2011-01-11 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2011-01-11 Introduced and read first time
2010-12-01 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2010-12-01 Prefiled

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
153610(n/a)See Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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