WV SB291 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-08 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-08 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to increase the threshold of a defendant’s liability in a tort action involving more than one defendant, from thirty percent at fault or less to sixty percent at fault or less, to qualify for several liability and not joint and several liability.
Title
Increasing threshold of defendant's liability in tort action involving multiple defendants
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-08 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2014-01-08 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2014-01-08 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2014-01-08 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 7 | 24 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
