S.C. tort reform negotiations on pause until next week
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Attempts to reach a compromise on a hotly watched and controversial bill at the State House fell short this week.
Senators have been debating their tort reform legislation for the last two weeks – and the bill saw no action or movement this week before the Senate called it quits Thursday afternoon.
The legislation involves determining who’s at fault in lawsuits and how much plaintiffs are due.
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ers include some of the top leaders in the Senate and the governor, while trial lawyers across the state staunchly oppose the bill.
A small group of senators had been hashing out an agreement this week.
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They say just when they thought they had an agreement this afternoon, people started backing out.
They’ve now gone home for the week and will return to Columbia on Tuesday.
“I think Tuesday’s D-Day, so we’re going to do something on Tuesday. We’re either going to have an agreement that we can present, or we’re going to start taking up amendments and be here for a while. So, we need to resolve this issue and then go on to the next thing,” said State Senator Shane Massey.
The bill would make changes affecting bars and restaurants’ liquor liability insurance, medical malpractice and auto insurance, as well as how fault is divvied up in civil lawsuits.
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