NY S03766 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Pending: Senate 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.

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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.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-04SenateREFERRED TO JUDICIARY
2011-06-24SenateCOMMITTED TO RULES
2011-06-06SenateADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2011-06-02Senate2ND REPORT CAL.
2011-06-01Senate1ST REPORT CAL.912
2011-03-03SenateREFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Same As/Similar To

A00625 (Same As) 2012-01-04 - referred to judiciary

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Bill Comments

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