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IL SB2946

Bill

Status

Failed

1/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jil Tracy

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Origin

Senate

103rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Code of Civil Procedure Section 2-1115 regarding punitive damages in legal malpractice actions
  • Expands the prohibition on recovering punitive damages to include damages that were assessed against the legal malpractice plaintiff
  • Expands the prohibition to include damages that the legal malpractice plaintiff failed to obtain
  • Clarifies that compensatory damages sought in legal malpractice cases fall within the punitive damages prohibition

Legislative Description

PUNITIVE DAMAGES-LEGAL MALPRAC

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Assignments4/19/2024
Judiciary Special Issues2/21/2024
Judiciary2/6/2024
Assignments1/31/2024

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