General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6182
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1507
*01507*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. RUTIGLIANO, 123rd Dist. (By Request)
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6182
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1507
*01507*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. RUTIGLIANO, 123rd Dist.
(By Request)
AN ACT LIMITING IMMUNITY FOR ATTORNEYS INVOLVED IN CIVIL AND FAMILY MATTERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to provide that, if a party to a civil or family matter can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he or she has been harmed as a direct result of fraud or wilful misconduct by other counsel in such matter, such other counsel shall not be entitled to any level of immunity.
Statement of Purpose:
To limit the doctrine of immunity in cases of attorney fraud or wilful misconduct.