The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 9 on target shooting liability and agritourism. The bill, authored by Sen. Tomes, provides that a person who goes upon a premises for the purpose of target shooting does not have an assurance that the premises is safe for that purpose. The bill also provides that a natural resource based agritourism activity includes target shooting. The bill … [Read more...] about Target shooting liability and agritourism
Civil
Recovery of litigation expenses
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 199 on recovery of litigation expenses. The bill, authored by Sen. Koch, requires a court to award reasonable litigation expenses to the prevailing party in a civil action brought against that party by a governmental entity if the court finds that the civil action was brought by the governmental entity without substantial justification. The b … [Read more...] about Recovery of litigation expenses
2019 Legislative Session Digest
This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2019 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law in the 2019 legislative session. Civil Anatomical gifts and individuals with disabilities (S.E.A. 112, P.L. 2) Fertility fraud and deception (S.E.A. 174, P.L. 215) Nonconsensual … [Read more...] about 2019 Legislative Session Digest
Fertility fraud and deception
S.E.A. 174, P.L. 215 Effective: July 1, 2019 Establishes a cause of action for civil fertility fraud and provides that a prevailing plaintiff may be awarded: (1) compensatory and punitive damages; or (2) liquidated damages of $10,000. Specifies the statute of limitations for civil fertility fraud. Increases the penalty for deception involving the identity of a person or the identity … [Read more...] about Fertility fraud and deception
Nonconsensual pornography
S.E.A. 192, P.L. 29 Effective: July 1, 2019 Defines "intimate image" and creates a civil cause of action against a person who discloses an intimate image without the consent of the individual depicted in the intimate image. Provides that a prevailing plaintiff may recover the greater of: (1) economic and noneconomic damages; or (2) statutory damages not to exceed $10,000; plus … [Read more...] about Nonconsensual pornography