The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Margaret M. Corley.
DIGEST
SB 419 Original 2020 Regular Session Robert Mills
Present law provides that every act of a person that causes damage to another obliges that person
who is at fault to repair it.
Present law provides that damages may include loss of consortium, service, and society, but does not
include such costs as future medical treatment.
Proposed law provides for a $500,000 limitation for general damages, excluding special or economic
damages, in civil suits.
Proposed law defines "general damages".
Effective August 1, 2020.
(Adds C.C. Art. 2315(C))