HB2154 - Tennessee: Civil Procedure

Companion Bill SB2305. Civil Procedure - Provides that court approved attorney fees in medical malpractice case are conclusively presumed to be reasonable in any subsequent action before the board of professional responsibility based on a complaint concerning the amount or reasonableness of the attorney fees. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26. Fiscal Summary for *HB2154 / SB2305State Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2154 / SB2305 Present law requires that attorneys' fees calculated on a contingent fee arrangement in a medical malpractice case be awarded to the claimant's attorney in an amount determined by the court on the basis of time and effort devoted to the litigation by the claimant's attorney, complexity of the claim and other pertinent matters, not to exceed 33 and 1/3 percent of all damages awarded to the claimant.[...]

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