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Garofalo HB No. 917
Abstract: Removes the cause of action threshold amount required to be entitled to a jury trial.
Present law prohibits certain suits from being tried before a jury, including suits where no
individual petitioner's cause of action exceeds $50,000.
Proposed law retains present law but removes the prohibition against a jury trial being available
if an individual petitioner's cause of action does not exceed $50,000.
(Amends C.C.P. Art. 1732)