Amendment104th Congress
Amendment eliminates joint and several liability (in which any of the defendants can be required to pay the entire amount) for noneconomic losses in all civil lawsuits that involve interstate commerce.
- Amendment Number
- 287
- Description
- Amendment eliminates joint and several liability (in which any of the defendants can be required to pay the entire amount) for noneconomic losses in all civil lawsuits that involve interstate commerce.
- Purpose
- An amendment to eliminate the "joint and several liability" doctrine for non-economic losses for all civil litigation involving interstate commerce. Joint and several liability may require one of several defendants to pay the entire amount of an award for non-economic loss.
- Congress
- 104
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Mar 9, 1995
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Cox amendment (A011) Agreed to by recorded vote: 263 - 164 (Roll no. 225).
- Latest Action Time
- 19:46:29
- Submitted Date
- Mar 9, 1995
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021