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HR 2995 110th Congress House Commerce Civil actions and liability Evidence (Law) Federal preemption Government Operations and Politics Law Liability (Law) Punitive damages Small business State laws

Small Business Liability Reform Act of 2007

Introduced: July 11, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 11, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Liability Reform Act of 2007 - Allows punitive damages against a small business only if the claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that conduct carried out by the defendant with a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of others was the proximate cause of the harm that is the subject of the action.

States that in any civil action against a small business: (1) each defendant shall be liable only for the amount of noneconomic loss allocated to that defendant in direct proportion to the percentage of responsibility of that defendant for the harm caused to the plaintiff; and (2) the court shall render a separate judgment against each defendant describing such percentage of responsibility.

Excepts from such liability limitations specified misconduct of a defendant.

What's happening now July 11, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1