CIV PRO-PRODUCT LIABILITY
Summary
Re-enacts and changes various provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to product liability actions that were added by Public Act 89-7, which was held to be void in its entirety by the Illinois Supreme Court in Best v. Taylor Machine Works, 179 Ill. 2d 367 (1997). Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2007
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2007
Last action Jan 13, 2009
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Total actions
13
Key actions
0
Committee
4
Mar 23, 2007
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2007
Committee
Re-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
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