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IL SB0725

Bill

Status

Failed

1/9/2019

Primary Sponsor

Jil Tracy

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Origin

Senate

100th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Eliminates joint and several liability in negligence and strict product liability cases, requiring each defendant to pay only their proportionate share of fault as determined by the trier of fact.

  • Bars plaintiffs from recovering damages exceeding the percentage of fault attributed to each individual defendant, except when plaintiff's contributory fault exceeds 50% (which bars recovery entirely).

  • Removes provisions from the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act allowing remaining tortfeasors to share uncollectable portions of judgments from insolvent defendants.

  • Repeals Section 4 of the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act entirely.

Legislative Description

CIV PRO-JOINT SEVERAL LIABLE

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/9/2019

Committee Referrals

Assignments3/17/2017
Tort Reform2/16/2017
Judiciary2/8/2017
Assignments1/30/2017

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