File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Barve, Kach, Jones, Donoghue, Boschert, Bozman, Burns,
Cadden, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, DeBoy, Glassman,
Hammen, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, James, Kirk, Kullen, Love, Mandel,
McDonough, Menes, Morhaim, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, Trueschler, and
Weir
- Entitled:
-
Courts - Medical Injury Recoveries - Attorney's Fees
Prohibiting an attorney from contracting for or collecting a
contingency fee in excess of specified limits for representing a
person having a claim against a health care provider for damages due
to a medical injury occuring on or after June 1, 2005; 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- Withdrawn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 David G. Boschert, District 33A
- Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
- 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 Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- 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 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
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEYS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- DISCIPLINE
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
3-2A-07A
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
