Assembly Bill A1813

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the undertaking required during the pendency of a stay of enforcement of a judgment under the master settlement agreement

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A1813 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add ยง5519-a, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4993
2017-2018: A1087

2015-A1813 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the undertaking required during the pendency of a stay of enforcement of a judgment against a participating or non-participating manufacturer under the master settlement agreement.

2015-A1813 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1813

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. FARRELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules,  in  relation  to  the
  undertaking required during the pendency of a stay of enforcement of a
  judgment  against  a  participating  or non-participating manufacturer
  under the master settlement agreement

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
section 5519-a to read as follows:
  S  5519-A. STAY OF ENFORCEMENT FOR MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PARTIC-
IPATING AND NON-PARTICIPATING MANUFACTURERS OR THEIR SUCCESSORS. (A)  IN
CIVIL LITIGATION CONCERNING A THEORY OF LIABILITY RELATING TO THE HEALTH
EFFECTS, DESIGN, OR MARKETING OF, OR REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING, TOBACCO
PRODUCTS  AS  DEFINED  BY  THE  MASTER  SETTLEMENT  AGREEMENT,  AND THAT
INVOLVES A PARTICIPATING OR  NON-PARTICIPATING  MANUFACTURER,  AS  THOSE
TERMS  ARE  DEFINED  IN THE MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, OR ANY OF THEIR
SUCCESSORS, OR PARENT ENTITIES FOUND TO BE LIABLE  BY  VIRTUE  OF  THEIR
STATUS AS PARENT TO HAVE CONTROLLED THE CONDUCT OF SUCH MANUFACTURERS OR
THEIR  SUCCESSORS,  THE  UNDERTAKING REQUIRED DURING THE PENDENCY OF ALL
APPEALS OR DISCRETIONARY REVIEWS BY ANY APPELLATE  COURTS  IN  ORDER  TO
STAY THE EXECUTION OF ANY JUDGMENT OR ORDER GRANTING LEGAL, EQUITABLE OR
OTHER  RELIEF  DURING  THE  ENTIRE COURSE OF APPELLATE REVIEW, INCLUDING
REVIEW BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, SHALL BE SET PURSUANT TO  THE
APPLICABLE  PROVISIONS  OF  LAW;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT THE COURT OF
ORIGINAL INSTANCE SHALL SET THE TOTAL UNDERTAKING REQUIRED IN AN  AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS, REGARDLESS OF THE VALUE
OF  THE JUDGMENT APPEALED. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE DISCRETION OF
AN APPELLATE COURT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  (C)  OF  SECTION  FIFTY-FIVE
HUNDRED  NINETEEN OF THIS ARTICLE.  WHERE THE COURT SETS THE UNDERTAKING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00013-01-5

              

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