SB0033 - Tennessee: Civil Procedure, Malpractice, Professional, Remedies And Special Proceedings

Companion Bill HB1105. Malpractice, Professional - Requires all parties involved in a medical negligence action to file a certificate of good faith asserting that the parties have consulted with experts who have a good faith belief in the validity of the parties' respective positions. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26. Fiscal Summary for *SB0033 / HB1105 State Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB0033 / HB1105 This bill establishes the following requirements for medical malpractice lawsuits: (1) The plaintiff and the defendant must each file a certificate of good faith stating that they have respectively consulted with one or more medical experts who believe that: (A) There is a good faith basis to maintain or deny, as applicable, the malpractice claim on the issue of negligence and causation;[...]

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