IL SB3148

Prohibits courts from instructing juries about the consequences of fault findings in negligence and product liability cases, removing the previous requirement to inform juries that defendants are not liable if plaintiff's contributory fault exceeds 50%

Changes the 25% threshold for joint and several liability from being based on "total fault attributable to plaintiff, defendants, and third party defendants" to being based on "proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought"

Defendants with less than 25% fault remain severally liable for non-medical damages, while defendants with 25% or greater fault remain jointly and severally liable for non-medical damages

All defendants found liable continue to be jointly and severally liable for plaintiff's past and future medical and medically related expenses regardless of fault percentage

Changes apply only to causes of action accruing on or after the effective date of the act