Archives: Lawsuit Reform / Model Policies

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  • Admissibility in Civil Actions of Nonuse of a Seat Belt Act image

    Admissibility in Civil Actions of Nonuse of a Seat Belt Act

    Section 1.  {Short Title} This Act is titled and may be known as the Admissibility in Civil Actions of Nonuse of a Seat Belt  Section 2. In any civil action,…

  • Actual Harms Act image

    Actual Harms Act

    Minimizes “no-injury” litigation to reserve state civil justice systems for individuals who have experienced real injuries and actual losses

  • Resolution Regarding Codification of the Judicial Cy Pres Doctrine image

    Resolution Regarding Codification of the Judicial Cy Pres Doctrine

    Educating state legislators regarding the dangers of judicial misapplication of the cy pres doctrine in the context of class action litigation, encouraging them to resist efforts to…

  • Resolution in Support of Fair Recourse and Effective Deterrence Against Frivolous Claims image

    Resolution in Support of Fair Recourse and Effective Deterrence Against Frivolous Claims

    PURPOSE: To support policy that allows for fair recourse and effective deterrence againt frivolous claims. WHEREAS, frivolous claims include those that are (1) presented for an improper…

  • The Phantom Damages Elimination Act image

    The Phantom Damages Elimination Act

    Section 1. {Title}.  This Act may be known as the Phantom Damages Elimination Act. Section 2. {Purpose}.  The purpose of this section is to prevent compensatory damage…

  • Resolution Opposing Anti-Indemnity and Anti-Additional Insured Legislation image

    Resolution Opposing Anti-Indemnity and Anti-Additional Insured Legislation

    WHEREAS, a number of state legislatures have passed laws prohibiting standard indemnity and additional insured contract provisions that have been in use for decades WHEREAS, the freedom of contract is…

  • Property Insurance Claims Act image

    Property Insurance Claims Act

    Model Policy Section 1. {Title, enacting clause, etc.} This Act shall be known as the Property Insurance Claims Act. Section 2. {Applicability.} This Act applies to…

  • Public Participation Protection Act image

    Public Participation Protection Act

    PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROTECTION ACT Section 1. {Title.} This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Public Participation Protection Act. Section 2. {Time for Filing Special…

  • Model Act On Private Enforcement Of Consumer Protection Statutes image

    Model Act On Private Enforcement Of Consumer Protection Statutes

    Model Policy Section 1. Private Right of Action. (a)  A person who reasonably relies upon an act or practice declared unlawful by [SECTION] in entering into a transaction and thereby…

  • Private Enforcement of Consumer Protection Statutes Act image

    Private Enforcement of Consumer Protection Statutes Act

    Model Policy Section 1. Private Right of Action. (a)  A person who reasonably relies upon an act or practice declared unlawful by [SECTION] in entering into…

  • Punitive Damages Standards Act (AMENDMENTS IN PDF) image

    Punitive Damages Standards Act (AMENDMENTS IN PDF)

    Approved SNPS 2019 Amedments in PDF Here Section 1. {Title} This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Punitive Damages Standards Act. Section 2. {Definitions}…

  • Noneconomic Damage Awards Act image

    Noneconomic Damage Awards Act

    Model Policy Section 1. {Title} This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Noneconomic Damage Awards Act. Section 2. {Definitions} The following words, as used in…

  • Honesty in Lawyering Act image

    Honesty in Lawyering Act

    Model Policy  Title __ of the [   ] Code is amended by adding Chapter ___ to read as follows:  Chapter __.  Attorney Misconduct  Section…

  • The Common Sense Scientific and Technical Evidence Act image

    The Common Sense Scientific and Technical Evidence Act

    Summary ALEC’s model Common Sense Scientific and Technical Evidence Act is designed to ensure that state courts follow the same guidelines in admitting expert…

  • Limited Immunity for Persons Responding to Oil Spills Act image

    Limited Immunity for Persons Responding to Oil Spills Act

    Summary  ALEC’s model Limited Immunity for Person’s Responding to Oil Spills Act is designed to improve the nation’s ability to respond to large oil spills in coastal…

  • State Power to Regulate Lending Act image

    State Power to Regulate Lending Act

    Model Policy Section 1. {Short Title.} This act shall be known as the State Power to Regulate Lending Act. Section 2. {Legislative Declarations.} This General Assembly finds and declares: (A)…

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    Title Pledge Act

    Model Policy Section 1. {Short Title} This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Title Pledge Act.” Section 2. {Legislative Findings and Purpose} The making of title…

  • Joint and Several Liability Act image

    Joint and Several Liability Act

    Summary ALEC’s model Joint and Several Liability Act provides that each defendant is liable only for damages in direct proportion to that defendant’s fault. The Act also…

  • Agriculture Bio-Security Act image

    Agriculture Bio-Security Act

    Agriculture Bio-Security Act  Purpose This Act provides civil liability and criminal sanctions against the intentional acts of damaging or destroying any field crop or food product that…

  • The Environmental Good Samaritan Act image

    The Environmental Good Samaritan Act

    Summary This bill would establish the Environmental Good Samaritan Act. The purpose of this legislation is to encourage the voluntary reclamation of land and water adversely affected…