Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00522 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 522
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1414 SEN. MARONEY, 14th Dist.
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1818 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST PERSONS
1919 ILLEGALLY DISTRIBUTING DRUGS.
2020 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2121 Assembly convened:
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2323 That the general statutes be amended to provide that a cause of action 1
2424 shall exist against a person who illegally distributes drugs known to be 2
2525 addictive to another person who suffers from such drugs and later seeks 3
2626 medical services to seek recovery for such losses and other costs and 4
2727 punitive damages. 5
2828 Statement of Purpose:
2929 To provide a legal avenue for those effected by addiction to recoup costs
3030 for medical services and other costs.