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Senate Bill 890 |
Senate Author: Williams |
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Effective: 6-9-05 |
House Sponsor: Nixon |
Senate Bill 890 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to provide that if the claimant in a personal injury case has settled with one or more persons, the court shall further reduce the amount of damages to be recovered by the claimant by the sum of the dollar amounts of all settlements. The bill also eliminates the option to reduce the amount of damages by a percentage equal to each settling person's percentage of responsibility.