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John Conyers: “On page 5 of this bill we eliminate the doctrine of joint and several liability, meaning that if one person does not…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2002
On page 5 of this bill we eliminate the doctrine of joint and several liability, meaning that if one person does not have enough money, then nobody else is responsible for them paying for the damages. Number two, the statute of limitations is reduced to 3 years, and that is on page 3. What that means then is if a person with AIDS discovers it in 6 years, they just missed out, because the statute of limitations would now be 3 years. For my friend from Pennsylvania's information, this bill does cap noneconomic and punitive damages.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan
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Discussing provisions of a bill related to liability and statute of limitations.

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