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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 3, 2017, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee unanimously approved a delete everything amendment (#164156) that prohibits attorney fees paid under the one-way attorney fee statute and paid in workers’ compensation from being included in rates. SB 1684 has no House companion. It was opposed by the…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant SB 334 Prejudgment Interest — by Steube This is now the bill:266818 – Amendment (Delete All) PDF398962 – Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (266818) PDF471646 – Amendment to Substitute Amendment (398962) PDF The second committee substitute and revised staff analysis should be available soon, probably early next week. FIC will distribute…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel All member sponsored bills have been filed for the 2017 Session. Following is a summary of bills filed as of March 12, 2017 that FIC is following related to tort reform. Some of the bills are conducive to tort reform and some are not. The summary was prepared…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate prejudgment interest bill stalled in its last committee on March 9, 2017 even after the bill was substantially watered down. It appears the bill sponsor, Sen. Steube, didn’t have the votes to get the watered down bill out of committee, thus the bill was postponed. The House…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel House Bill 469 by Rep. Harrison allows prejudgment interest on economic and noneconomic damages, attorney fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff in any action. The bill passed its first House committee on February 23, 2017 with a vote of 11-4. A strike all amendment (133613) that substantially…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Senate Bill 334 allows prejudgment interest on economic and noneconomic damages, attorney fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff in any action. The bill passed its first committee on February 21, 2017 with one amendment 841034 that substantially changed the bill’s provisions on prejudgment interest awards on noneconomic and…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills for the 2017 Session are being filed every day. Following is a summary of bills related to tort reform filed as of February 20, 2017 that FIC is following. Some of the bills are conducive to tort reform and some are not. The summary was prepared by…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills for the 2017 Session are beginning to be filed. Following is a summary of bills related to tort reform filed as of January 20, 2017 that FIC is following. Some of the bills are conducive to tort reform and some are not. The summary was prepared by…