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Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday allowing for plaintiffs to collect pretrial interest on money awarded in some civil suits, after vetoing a previous version of the provision in March.
=== … if the Republicans know for a fact that minorities are underrepresented, it would be nice if they used some of their prodigious state budget allocation to prove it. ===
My money is on the proposition that the only minority shorted by the Dems is the GQP. And yes, despite the empty office stunt, the GQP knows how these maps play out.
The remapping process. The absolute disgrace compliments of our two party system. I am proud to be an independent and continue to look forward to the day when we have viable third party candidates.
- Nelson Mandela Muntz - Tuesday, May 25, 21 @ 11:16 am:
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Governor JB Pritzker has a May 31 deadline to take action on a bill that would allow plaintiffs in lawsuits accusing hospitals, health care providers and other businesses and defendants of personal injuries or wrongful death to collect interest calculated from the time the lawsuit was filed, not just from the time judgment was entered.
He can either veto Senate Bill 72, sign it or take no action, in which case the legislation would automatically become law.
As reported in March, the state legislature approved a replacement for an earlier bill described as a “gift” for trial lawyers, that would have allowed plaintiffs to collect 9% interest on judgments, using a clock that would begin ticking when an alleged wrongdoer has notice of the injury before a lawsuit is filed.