2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1200

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Sponsored By:
Delegates Barve, Jones, Kach, Donoghue, Arnick, Boschert, Bozman, Branch, Burns, Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, D. Davis, DeBoy, Glassman, Hammen, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Civil Proceedings and Medical Injury Claims - Venue, Witnesses, and Evidence

Synopsis:

Limiting the venue for specified medical injury actions and proceedings to the county in which the cause of action arose; requiring that proposed expert testimony in a civil action meet specified criteria; requiring the court to employ a neutral expert witness under specified circumstances; removing a specified exception so an admission of liability or fault that is part of a communication of regret or apology is inadmissible as evidence of liability in specified actions and proceedings; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Judiciary
2/17
Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 6
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
EVIDENCE
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
REPORTS
TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH
WITNESSES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-2A-09 , 6-201 , 6-203 , 6-203 , 9-124 , 10-920 )
Health Occupations
( 14-101 , 14-101 , 14-302 , 14-401 , 14-401.1 , 14-405 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered