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Tort Litigation Committee

Overview

This is no longer an active committee of the New York City Bar Association. Please see the Tort and Product Liability Committee for the City Bar's latest work in this area.
Reports
- Report in support of bill related to the admissibility of an opposing party statement (June 10, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Tort Litigation Committee Torts and Product Liability Committee
  
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- Recommendation to Chief Judge DiFiore for Expeditious Resolution of Discovery Disputes (June 20, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Tort Litigation Committee Torts and Product Liability Committee
  
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- Report on A.10784/S.7787 which would amend the insurance law to provide all motor vehicle policy holders with Supplemental Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (SUM) coverage with the choice to opt out of such additional coverage after being informed of the benefits of extra SUM coverage (October 2012) (October 01, 2012) PDF
  
  Author(s): Tort Litigation Committee Torts and Product Liability Committee
  
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- Report on S.4080-A/A.7504-A which would exempt all settlements from collateral source offsets (May 2009) (October 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Tort Litigation Committee Torts and Product Liability Committee
  
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- Explosion of Electronic Discovery in All Areas of Litigation Necessitates Changes in CPLR (August 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Tort Litigation Committee Council on Judicial Administration Federal Courts Committee Torts and Product Liability Committee
  
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- Report supporting S. 5555/A.8114 which would amend the civil practice law and rules to exempt all settlements from collateral source offsets in tort claims for personal injury, property damage or wrongful death, and in related subrogation claims (July 01, 2006) PDF
  
  Author(s): Tort Litigation Committee Torts and Product Liability Committee
  
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- Memorandum opposing the proposed federal medical malpractice reform legislation H.R.534/S.354 which would impose, among other limits, an artificial cap on non-economic damage recoverable in medical malpractice actions (June 01, 2005) PDF
  
  Author(s): Tort Litigation Committee Torts and Product Liability Committee
  
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News & Media
- Governor Hochul Acts on Outstanding 2021 Bills Commented on by City Bar Committees (January 10, 2022)
- 2021 New York State Legislative Session Recap: City Bar Policy Successes (January 03, 2022)
- 2021 New York State Legislative Session Ends with Progress on a Number of City Bar-Supported Bills (June 11, 2021)
- Constructive Perspectives (March 13, 2014)
Resources

Constructive Perspectives: Are New York’s Construction Safety and Insurance Laws Serving the Public? – 3/13/14 Event Materials

Tort Litigation Committee

This is no longer an active committee of the New York City Bar Association. Please see the Tort and Product Liability Committee for the City Bar's latest work in this area.

Constructive Perspectives: Are New York’s Construction Safety and Insurance Laws Serving the Public? – 3/13/14 Event Materials

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Tort Litigation Committee

Constructive Perspectives: Are New York’s Construction Safety and Insurance Laws Serving the Public? – 3/13/14 Event Materials

Tort Litigation Committee

Constructive Perspectives: Are New York’s Construction Safety and Insurance Laws Serving the Public? – 3/13/14 Event Materials

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