• posted: Feb. 24, 2020

Three new tort reform bills were  introduced   in the Senate Judiciary Committee that deal with attorney’s fees and litigation practices:

 

  • Senate Bill 445: prohibiting deceptive lawsuit  advertising practices and restricting the use or disclosure of protected health  information to solicit individuals for legal services.
     
  • Senate Bill 446: capping attorney’s fees in certain  civil actions, and
     
              
  • Senate Bill 447: requiring certain discovery  disclosures in third-party funded litigation and requiring payment of certain  costs for nonparty subpoenas.