General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5649
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 960
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5649
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 960
*00960*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE EFFICACY OF THE STATE'S TORT SYSTEM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That a task force be established to study the efficacy of the state's tort system, particularly with respect to medical malpractice actions. The task force shall examine the adequacy of state laws and policies relating to the litigation of medical malpractice actions, including an examination of the costs of litigation, the efficiency of the state court system and whether the interests of justice are best served by assigning judges with medical malpractice liability experience to hear medical malpractice actions.
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a task force to study the efficacy of the state's tort system, particularly with respect to medical malpractice actions.