Actions, Suits And Liens
West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Providing compensation to victims of abusive lawsuits [SB-60]
Providing compensation to victims of abusive lawsuits
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Providing immunity from civil liability to facilities and employees providing crisis stabilization [SB-564]
Providing immunity from civil liability to facilities and employees providing crisis stabilization
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Imposing fee for processing criminal bonds [SB-358]
Relating to magistrate court costs for criminal proceedings
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Requiring presuit mediation for certain civil actions [SB-35]
Requiring presuit mediation for certain civil actions
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Protecting certain individuals from civil liability for damages when removing domesticated animal from locked or unattended vehicle [SB-326]
Protecting certain individuals from civil liability for damages when removing domesticated animal from locked or unattended vehicle
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Relating to venue for certain claims against state [SB-3]
Relating to venue for certain claims against state
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Board of Veterinary Medicine rule relating to certified animal euthanasia technicians [SB-219]
Board of Veterinary Medicine rule relating to certified animal euthanasia technicians
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Providing immunity from civil liability to facilities and employees providing crisis stabilization [HB-4603]
The purpose of this bill is to provide immunity to certain facilities and providers of certain crisis services.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Revising existing standards and establishing burden of proof imposed on civil litigants seeking to circumvent corporate structure [HB-4480]
The purpose of this bill is to revise existing standards and establish the burden of proof imposed on civil litigants seeking to circumvent corporate structure in civil litigation.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Relating to admissibility of certain evidence in a civil action for damages [HB-4367]
The purpose of this bill is to allow admission of evidence in a civil action of the use, misuse, or nonuse of a safety belt on the issues of negligence, contributory negligence, comparative negligence, and failure to mitigate damages.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Adding “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the categories covered by the Human Rights Act [HB-4319]
The purpose of this bill is to add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the categories covered by the Human Rights Act, prohibiting discrimination in employment and places of public accommodation. The bill adds “age”, “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the categories covered by the Fair Housing Act prohibiting discrimination in housing. The bill defines “sexual orientation” and “gender identity”.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Requiring the Tax Commissioner to maintain a centralized computerized information system [HB-4221]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Tax Commissioner to maintain a centralized computerized information system that allows the public access to information about tax liens recorded by the commissioner.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Relating to medical professional liability [HB-4218]
The purpose of this bill is to update the requirements of a certificate of merit.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Business Liability Protection Act [HB-4187]
The purpose of this bill is to create the “Business Liability Protection Act”. The bill includes the right to limit possession of firearms on certain premises and definitions. It also provides for misdemeanor criminal offense and penalty. It prohibits employers from certain specific actions against a person when that person possesses a firearm legally, including a condition of employment. The bill provides a duty of care of public and private employers and provides for immunity from liability. The bill authorizes the Attorney General to enforce
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Clarifying venue in West Virginia state courts as it applies to nonresidents of the state [HB-4013]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify venue in West Virginia state courts as it applies to nonresidents of the state, and to provide that nonresidents generally may not bring an action in the state unless a substantial part of the acts or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred in the state in order to preserve access to West Virginia courts for West Virginia residents and nonresidents who are actually injured in the state. This bill also reflects the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Codifying the application of the compelling interest test and strict scrutiny standard involving rights enumerated under the First Amendment [HB-3097]
Codifying the application of the compelling interest test and strict scrutiny standard involving rights enumerated under the First Amendment
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Limiting recoverable damages when a patient has been transferred from health care facility to another health care facility [HB-3024]
Limiting recoverable damages when a patient has been transferred from health care facility to another health care facility
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Providing that a person when being attacked in a place that is not his or her home should retreat instead of using deadly force [HB-3017]
Providing that a person when being attacked in a place that is not his or her home should retreat instead of using deadly force
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Allocating disability or death benefits resulting from an occupational pneumoconiosis claim among the claimant’s employers on a proportional basis [HB-3003]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Workers’ Compensation Commission to allocate disability or death benefits resulting from an occupational pneumoconiosis claim among the claimant’s employers on a proportional basis.
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Preventing compensatory damage awards for medical expenses from including sums that the claimant has not and will not pay [HB-2647]
Preventing compensatory damage awards for medical expenses from including sums that the claimant has not and will not pay