File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
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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:
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Civil Proceedings and Medical Injury Claims - Venue, Witnesses, and
Evidence
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.
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- Withdrawn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
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
