West Virginia House Bill 4383

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to provide for damages for medical monitoring. The bill establishes requirements for an order for payment of medical monitoring expenses. The bill provides that an increased risk of disease is not a compensable basis for damages in any civil action. The bill provides that, where awarded, payment of medical monitoring expenses shall not be paid to a prevailing plaintiff until the procedure is completed. The bill requires that, where awarded, defendants pay medical monitoring expenses into a fund established by the court for that purpose. Finally, the bill provides for the return of any money remaining in the fund after medical monitoring is no longer required to the defendants.

Relating to damages for medical monitoring; establishing requirements for an order for payment of medical monitoring expenses

Del. Phil Mallow [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-10	House	To House Judiciary
2024-01-10	House	Introduced in House
2024-01-10	House	To Judiciary
2024-01-10	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	7	32	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4383&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4383%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=4383