NY A00625 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Provides, in tort cases where one defendant has settled, that remaining defendants must elect, prior to trial, whether to reduce liability by the amount of the settlement or by the amount of the equitable share of damages delegated to the settler in the verdict.
Title
Provides, in tort cases where one defendant has settled, that remaining defendants must elect, prior to trial, whether to reduce liability by the amount of the settlement or by the amount of the equitable share of damages delegated to the settler in the verdict.
Sponsors
| Asm. Helene Weinstein [D] | Asm. Thomas Abinanti [D] | Asm. Michael Montesano [R] | Asm. William Boyland [D] |
| Asm. Kevin Cahill [D] | Asm. Vivian Cook [D] | Asm. Richard Gottfried [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-04 | Assembly | referred to judiciary |
| 2011-05-12 | Assembly | advanced to third reading cal.299 |
| 2011-05-10 | Assembly | reported |
| 2011-01-05 | Assembly | referred to judiciary |
Same As/Similar To
S03766 (Same As) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
