Senate Bill No. 444

(By Senator Chafin)

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[Introduced March 8, 2001; 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seven-b, chapter fifty-five of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, is hereby repealed.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.