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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 239          </title>
<shortdesc>PUNITIVE DAMAGES-LEGAL MALPRAC</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Jil Tracy</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>735 ILCS 5/2-1115</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110, par. 2-1115</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the prohibition on the recovery of punitive damages in a legal malpractice action includes damages sought as compensatory damages which were assessed against the legal malpractice plaintiff or failed to be obtained by the legal malpractice plaintiff.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/31/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2023</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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