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Bill: Accident Victim Protection Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aloria Liberal Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 3820
Description[?]:
| A bill to grant further rights to those wishing to sue for malpractice and to change the policy on tort reform in non-civil lawsuits. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Malpractice suits.
Old value:: Only a medical regulatory body can prosecute a doctor for malpractice.
Current: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Proposed: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tort reform on non-civil lawsuits.
Old value:: Lawsuits may only provide money for medical and legal expenses.
Current: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Proposed: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:40:03, March 21, 2015 CET | From | Aloria Liberal Party | To | Debating the Accident Victim Protection Act |
| Message | We are in the minority on tort reform, in that we do not allow any damages beyond medical and legal bills. A vast number of countries either has capped or uncapped damages in non-civil lawsuits. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 81 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 189 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 182 |
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