Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to codes |
Jul 16, 2009 |
committed to rules |
May 26, 2009 |
advanced to third reading |
May 20, 2009 |
2nd report cal. |
May 19, 2009 |
1st report cal.379 |
Apr 28, 2009 |
reported and committed to finance |
Apr 16, 2009 |
print number 4080a |
Apr 16, 2009 |
amend and recommit to codes |
Apr 09, 2009 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S4080
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2009-S4080 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
2009-S4080 - Summary
Provides for the equal treatment of public and private defendants when considering the impact of collateral source payments in tort claims for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death; protects parties to the settlement of tort claims from certain unwarranted liens, reimbursements and subrogation claims.
2009-S4080 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4080 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to treating public and private defendants equally when considering the impact of collateral source payments in tort claims for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death; to amend the general obligations law, in relation to protecting parties to the settlement of a tort claim from certain unwarranted lien, reimbursement and subrogation claims; and to repeal certain provisions of the civil practice law and rules relating to collateral source payments PURPOSE : This legislation seeks to resolve certain significant problems that have arisen in the context of the settlement of personal injury and wrongful death actions. In addition, there is an exception in the treatment of collateral sources in tort actions in that, unlike private employers and all other defendants, public employers, when sued by their employees, are not entitled to have awards for lost future earnings offset by collateral sources of compensation, such as an accident disability pension, that the plaintiff will receive to replace those same lost earnings. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This measure would amend CPLR § 4545 and enact a new section 5-335 of
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2009-S4080A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
2009-S4080A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for the equal treatment of public and private defendants when considering the impact of collateral source payments in tort claims for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death; protects parties to the settlement of tort claims from certain unwarranted liens, reimbursements and subrogation claims.
2009-S4080A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4080A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to treating public and private defendants equally when considering the impact of collateral source payments in tort claims for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death; to amend the general obligations law, in relation to protecting parties to the settlement of a tort claim from certain unwarranted lien, reimbursement and subrogation claims; and to repeal certain provisions of the civil practice law and rules relating to collateral source payments PURPOSE : This legislation seeks to resolve certain significant problems that have arisen in the context of the settlement of personal injury and wrongful death actions. In addition, there is an exception in the treatment of collateral sources in tort actions in that, unlike private employers and all other defendants, public employers, when sued by their employees, are not entitled to have awards for lost future earnings offset by collateral sources of compensation, such as an accident disability pension, that the plaintiff will receive to replace those same lost earnings. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This measure would amend CPLR § 4545 and enact a new section 5-335 of
2009-S4080A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4080--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SCHNEIDERMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to treat- ing public and private defendants equally when considering the impact of collateral source payments in tort claims for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death; to amend the general obligations law, in relation to protecting parties to the settlement of a tort claim from certain unwarranted lien, reimbursement and subrogation claims; and to repeal certain provisions of the civil practice law and rules relating to collateral source payments THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions (a) and (b) of section 4545 of the civil prac- tice law and rules are REPEALED. S 2. Subdivision (c) of section 4545 of the civil practice law and rules, as added by chapter 220 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: [(c)] (A) Actions for personal injury, injury to property or wrongful death. In any action brought to recover damages for personal injury, injury to property or wrongful death, where the plaintiff seeks to recover for the cost of medical care, dental care, custodial care or rehabilitation services, loss of earnings or other economic loss, evidence shall be admissible for consideration by the court to establish that any such past or future cost or expense was or will, with reason- able certainty, be replaced or indemnified, in whole or in part, from any collateral source [such as insurance (], except for life insur- ance[), social security (except those benefits provided under title XVIII of the social security act), workers' compensation or employee benefit programs (except such collateral sources entitled by law to EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01597-07-9
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