The Senate Civil Law Committee heard HB 1050, sponsored by Sen. Glick, providing that actions against a surveyor to recover damages for a deficiency in a land survey must be brought against the surveyor not later than 10 years after the date of the survey. This bill requires notice of survey letter to an adjoining landowner. It provides that an action for damages for a survey … [Read more...] about Actions against a surveyor
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Medical malpractice caps
The House Judiciary heard HB 1043 concerning medical malpractice caps, authored by Rep. Torr. This bill increases the medical malpractice cap from $1,250,000 to $1,650,000 for claims arising after June 30, 2015. The bill also increases the maximum amount of liability for a health care provider or a health care provider’s insurer from $250,000 to $300,000. Rep. Torr introduced an a … [Read more...] about Medical malpractice caps