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Punitive damage reform, seat belt use admissibility, and statute of repose advance from committee

  • Writer: AIM Team
    AIM Team
  • Feb 12, 2019
  • 1 min read

On Tuesday, February 12, the Senate Government Reform Committee, chaired by Sen. Ed Emery, approved three measures that will have a big impact on the tort environment in Missouri, especially for manufacturers.

The three measures were:

SB 30 (Hegeman) – requiring seat belt use information to be provided when a plaintiff alleges safety devices in a vehicle failed to adequately protect them;

SB 65 (White) – punitive damages reform to ensure such damages are awarded when the defendant has acted in an egregious manner but not routinely alleged as a coercion to settle cases; and,

SB 100 (Riddle) – a statute of repose at 15 years, limiting the time within which lawsuits may be brought alleging manufacturing defects.

For more information on these bills, see our original story here.

 
 
 

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