H.R.2995: Small Business Liability Reform Act of 2007

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Bill Summary

Small Business Liability Reform Act of 2007 - Allows punitive damages against a small business only if the claimant establishes by clear and convincing evidence that conduct carried out by the defendant with a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of others was the proximate cause of the harm that is the subject of the action. States that in any civil action against a small business: (1) each defendant shall be liable only...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
July 11, 2007

Introduced in the House by Steven J. Chabot (R-Ohio)

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