General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6239
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1823
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6239
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1823
*01823*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING BIFURCATED TRIALS FOR NEGLIGENCE ACTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 52-205 of the general statutes be amended to provide that: (1) A court may order that any negligence action that is to be tried to a jury may be bifurcated; (2) during the first phase of such trial the jury shall make a determination on the issue of negligence; and (3) the second phase of such trial shall address the issue of damages.
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a bifurcated trial system for negligence actions.