Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06221 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6221
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1826
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44 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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66 REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 6221
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 1826
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2222 REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITATIONS ON AN ATTORNEY'S ABILITY TO ARTICULATE IN LUMP SUMS OR MATHEMATICAL FORMULAE THE AMOUNT OF PAST AND FUTURE NONECONOMIC DAMAGES CLAIMED TO BE RECOVERABLE.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That section 52-216b of the general statutes be amended to provide that during closing arguments an attorney may not articulate in lump sums or mathematical formulae the amount of past and future noneconomic damages claimed to be recoverable.
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3232 To prohibit attorneys from articulating in closing arguments the pecuniary amount of damages claimed to be recoverable by reference to a lump sum amount or a mathematical formula.