Source: http://www.atra.org/state/kansas/
Timestamp: 2017-03-28 13:50:11
Document Index: 121868295

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 60', '§ 60', '§ 60', '§ 75', '§ 75', '§ 60']

Kansas Archives - ATRA
Appeal Bond Reform	Reforms
Appeal Bond Reform: HB 2457 (2005); Amended K.S.A. § 60-2103	Kansas|2005	Provides that if the appellant proves by a preponderance of
Unchallenged	Appeal Bond Reform: SB 64 (2003)	Kansas|2003	Limits the amount that signatories to the Master Settlement Agreement
Unchallenged	Class Action Reform	Reforms
Class Action Reform: H.B. 2764 (2004) Amended K.S.A. § 60-223	Kansas|2004	Provides for the interlocutory appeal of class action certifications.
Unchallenged	Joint & Several Liability	Reforms
Joint and Several Liability Reform: Brown v. Keill, 580 P.2d 867, 874 (Kan. 1978).	Kansas|1978	Bars application of the rule of joint and several liability
Medical Liability Reform	Reforms
Expert Evidence- Daubert Standard and Medical Liability: S.B. 311 (2014)	Kansas|2014	Incrementally raise the limit on noneconomic damages by $50,000 every
Unchallenged	Noneconomic Damages Reform	Reforms
Noneconomic Damages Reform: HB 2692 (1988): Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 60-1902, 60-1903.	Kansas|1988	Limits noneconomic damages to $250,000. The Kansas Health Care Provider
Noneconomic Damages Reform: HB 2692 (1987).	Kansas|1987	Limits the award of damages for pain and suffering to
Phantom Damages Reform	Reforms
Collateral Source Rule Reform: HB 2693 (1988).	Kansas|1988	Permits the admissibility of evidence of collateral source payments, where
Permits the admissibility of evidence of collateral source payments, where damages exceed $150,000. Provides for awards to be offset when the court assigns comparative fault. The statute allowing evidence of collateral source benefits where claimant demands judgment for damages in excess of $150,000 violated the equal protection provision of the State Constitution. Thompson v. KFB Insurance Co., 850 P.2d 773 (Kan. 1993).
Challenged and Struck Down	The $150,000 threshold for the admissibility of collateral sources into evidence was held unconstitutional by the Kansas Supreme Court in Thompson v. KFB Insurance Company, Case No. 68452 (1993).
Private Attorney General Sunshine/Attorney General Sunshine	Reforms
Government Retention of Personal Injury Lawyers: HB 2627 (2000); K.S.A. § 75-37,130- K.S.A. § 75-37,135.	Kansas|2000	Requires open and competitive bidding for all contingent fee contracts
Requires open and competitive bidding for all contingent fee contracts for legal services between the state and outside counsel, where fees and services exceed $7,500. Requires proposed contracts for legal services between the state and outside counsel in excess of $1 million to be submitted to the legislative budget committee for approval. Requires, at the conclusion of representation, outside counsel to provide the state with a statement of hours worked and fees recovered through a contract for legal services between the state and outside counsel. Provides that in no instance shall the state pay fees, even on a contingent fee basis, in excess of $1,000 per hour.
Punitive Damages	Reforms
Punitive Damages Reform: HB 2731 (1988). Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-3701.	Kansas|1988	Limits the award of punitive damages to the lesser of
Punitive Damages Reform: HB 2025 (1987).	Kansas|1987	Limits the award of punitive damages to the lesser of
Miscellaneous	Reforms
Asbestos/Silica Litigation Reform: S.B. 512 (2006)	Kansas|2006	Established minimum medical criteria for the filing of asbestos and
Established minimum medical criteria for the filing of asbestos and silica claims.
Unchallenged	Expert Evidence- Daubert Standard and Medical Liability: S.B. 311 (2014)	Kansas|2014	Incrementally raise the limit on noneconomic damages by $50,000 every
Unchallenged	News & Events
Trial Lawyers ‘Willfully Misleading’ Media, Public on Much Needed MPA Reform	Press Releases	WASHINGTON, D.C., February 7, 2017 – Noting “recent media coverage influenced by trial lawyers’ willful efforts to mislead the public about an important policy debate,” the American Tort Reform Association […]
February 7, 2017	ATRA Lauds Nomination of Judge Gorsuch to SCOTUS	Press Releases	10th Circuit Record Shows ‘Refreshing’ Disinclination to Legislate from Bench WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1, 2017 – Noting Judge Neil Gorsuch’s “refreshing record of leaving lawmaking to elected lawmakers,” the American […]
February 1, 2017	‘Junk Science,’ Outlier Verdicts Put St. Louis Atop Latest ‘Judicial Hellholes’ List	Press Releases	The American Tort Reform Foundation issued its 2016-2017 Judicial Hellholes® report, naming courts in Missouri, California, New York, Florida, New Jersey, Illinois, Louisiana, Virginia and Texas among the nation’s “most […]
December 15, 2016	News Report Unearths ‘Trial Lawyer Underground’	Press Releases	Lawsuit Industry’s ‘Largely Unreported’ Lobbying Success with Obama Administration Detailed
October 25, 2016	Costly New Anti-Arbitration Rule Aimed at Nursing Homes Is Administration’s Latest Gift to Trial Lawyers	Press Releases	ATRA Urges Media to Focus on Other ‘Midnight’ Regulations Expected to Favor Big Donors to President’s Party as Time Runs out on His Second Term
October 27, 2016	ATRA Calls Silver’s 12-Year Sentence ‘Worthy of His Crimes’	Press Releases	Urges NY Lawmakers to Pass Asbestos Transparency Legislation, Says AG Schneiderman Should Investigate Fraud by Asbestos Plaintiffs’ Lawyers
November 8, 2016	The American Tort Reform Association is a Washington-based nonprofit working to improve the civil justice system.