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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2803
Introduced 2/5/2004, by David Luechtefeld SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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735 ILCS 5/2-1702 |
from Ch. 110, par. 2-1702 |
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Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definitions of "economic loss" and "non-economic loss".
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A BILL FOR
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SB2803 |
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LRB093 20890 LCB 46847 b |
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| AN ACT concerning civil procedure.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by |
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| changing Section 2-1702 as follows:
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| (735 ILCS 5/2-1702) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-1702)
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| (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 89-7, |
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| which has been held
unconstitutional)
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| Sec. 2-1702. Economic loss; non-economic loss.
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| Economic/Non-Economic Loss.
As used in this Part:
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| (a) "Economic loss" means all pecuniary harm for which |
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| damages
are recoverable.
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| (b) "Non-economic loss" means loss of consortium and all |
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| nonpecuniary
harm for which damages are recoverable, |
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| including, without limitation,
damages for pain and suffering, |
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| inconvenience, disfigurement, and
physical impairment.
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| (Source: P.A. 84-7.)
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