Senate Bill No. 624
(By Senator Chafin)
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[Introduced February 21, 2000; referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.]
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A BILL to repeal section eight, article seven-b, chapter fifty-five
of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, relating to limits on liability for
noneconomic loss.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
§1. Repeal of section relating to limits on liability for
noneconomic loss.
Section eight, article seven-b, chapter fifty-five of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, is hereby repealed.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal §55-7B-8 which
sets a cap of $1,000,000 in damages recoverable for noneconomic
loss in a medical professional liability action.