Actions, Suits And Liens

State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Relating to information required in abstract of judgment [SB-249]
The purpose of this bill is to require additional information in an abstract of judgment.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Trump Introduced In House on 02/22/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Relating to damages for medical monitoring [SB-236]
The purpose of this bill is to establish limits applicable to the award of damages for medical monitoring.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Trump To House Judiciary on 03/08/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Excluding certain medical care amounts from compensatory damage awards [SB-197]
The purpose of this bill is to prevent compensatory damage awards for medical expenses from including sums that the claimant has not and will not pay for medical care or treatment.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tamejiro Takubo Filed For Introduction on 02/08/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Increasing wages of judgment debtor that may be exempt from execution by judgment creditor [SB-81]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the salary or wages of a judgment debtor, that may be exempt from execution by a judgment creditor, who is an employee of state, a state agency, or any political subdivision of the state, from 30 to 50 times the federal minimum hourly wage (then in effect). This increased exemption was changed for private employees who are judgment debtors during the 2016 Regular Session but the counterpart statute for public employees was inadvertently omitted.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Sypolt Filed For Introduction on 02/08/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Allowing admission of use or nonuse of safety belt in civil actions for damages [SB-55]
Allowing admission of use or nonuse of safety belt in civil actions for damages

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan Ferns Filed For Introduction on 02/08/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Relating to rate of interest allowed for prejudgment and post-judgment interest [SB-54]
Relating to rate of interest allowed for prejudgment and post-judgment interest

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan Ferns Filed For Introduction on 02/08/2017

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