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SB 324 IN

Torts involving commercial trucking industry.

IN · session 2023 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 12, 2023

Latest action (Jan 12, 2023) First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Summary

Creates a procedure to bifurcate a trial of a civil action filed against the operator of a commercial motor vehicle and the employer of the operator or the owner of the commercial motor vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident. Requires certain defendants to file a motion to bifurcate within a specified period of time. Provides that certain evidence may be presented in the first phase of a bifurcated trial. Allows a plaintiff to pursue punitive damages in the second phase of a bifurcated trial.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (2)
  1. Jan 12, 2023 Authored by Senator Glick · upper
  2. Jan 12, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
Subjects
CIVIL ACTIONS, Rules of Trial ProcedureMOTOR CARRIERS

Text versions (1)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 12, 2023 · PDF

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