| BILL NO | S02723 |
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| SAME AS | SAME AS A00846
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| SPONSOR | VOLKER |
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| COSPNSR | ALESI, DEFRANCISCO, JOHNSON O, MORAHAN, PADAVAN, SEWARD |
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| Amd SS3012-a, 3101, 5031 & 5041, add Art 50-C SS5051 & 5052, CPLR; amd S474-a, Judy L |
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| Requires a certificate of merit in actions for damages, contribution or indemnity arising out of alleged negligence of a professional licensed pursuant to the education law; establishes a party in an action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice may not omit the name of certain experts in responding to a request; limits judgments for past and future damages in an action to recover damages for dental, medical or podiatric malpractice; limits compensation for noneconomic damages suffered by an injured plaintiff in any personal injury action to $250,000. |