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3 | 3 | LCO No. 665 1 of 1 | |
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5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5358 | |
6 | 6 | January Session, 2021 | |
7 | 7 | LCO No. 665 | |
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10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
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13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
14 | 14 | REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist. | |
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18 | 18 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF ECONOMIC DAMAGES | |
19 | 19 | IN A PERSONAL INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH ACTION FOR | |
20 | 20 | COLLATERAL SOURCE PAYMENTS MADE ON BEHALF OF A | |
21 | 21 | CLAIMANT. | |
22 | 22 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
23 | 23 | Assembly convened: | |
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25 | 25 | That section 52-225a of the general statutes be amended to limit the 1 | |
26 | 26 | award of economic damages to a claimant in a civil action for the 2 | |
27 | 27 | amount (1) subject to a right of subrogation, (2) agreed upon in full 3 | |
28 | 28 | satisfaction of any right of subrogation, (3) to which a right of 4 | |
29 | 29 | subrogation has not been waived, limited or extinguished, or (4) of 5 | |
30 | 30 | collateral sources equal to the reduction in the claimant's economic 6 | |
31 | 31 | damages attributable to the claimant's percentage of negligence 7 | |
32 | 32 | pursuant to section 52-572h of the general statutes. 8 | |
33 | 33 | Statement of Purpose: | |
34 | 34 | To permit a post-verdict collateral source reduction in damages in | |
35 | 35 | certain personal injury or wrongful death matters involving a right of | |
36 | 36 | subrogation. |