Medical Liability Reform: Prejudgment Interest Reform: S.B. 1118 (2012)
Ensures that a full 91-day period is given to defendants
Ensures that a full 91-day period is given to defendants who submit an affidavit of meritorious defense and ends the practice of prejudgment interest being awarded on attorney fees and costs in medical liability cases.
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