PRINTER'S NO. 3275
No. 271 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, APRIL 9, 1986
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 14, 1986
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the Joint State Government Commission to investigate
2 the legality, feasibility and social impact of establishing
3 limitations on monentary awards in personal injury cases.
4 WHEREAS, Numerous large monentary awards in personal injury
5 negligence cases are causing adverse economic effects for
6 individuals, corporations and insurers; and
7 WHEREAS, These adverse economic effects include the
8 imposition of higher costs on all consumers to the detriment of
9 the purchasing public; and
10 WHEREAS, A number of serious questions have been raised
11 relating to the actual damage and the monentary value of that
12 damage which occurs from personal injury negligence cases; now
13 therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the Joint
15 State Government Commission to undertake an immediate
16 investigation of the legality, feasibility and social impact of
17 establishing and imposing limitations on the amount of monentary
18 awards in personal injury cases; and be it further
1 RESOLVED, That the Joint State Government Commission make a
2 report of its findings and recommendations to the House of
3 Representatives no later than November 30, 1986.
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