Bill > SB2705

Introduced Session

An Act To Amend Section 11-55-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Any Action In Which Attorney Fees Are Awarded, There Is A Strong Presumption That A Lodestar Fee Is Sufficient And Reasonable; To Describe Circumstances In Which Such Presumption May Be Overcome; To Provide Certain Rules Of Procedure For Summary Proceedings Authorized In Law; To Provide That Either Party Is Entitled To The Summary Procedure Created In Section 2 Of This Act In Actions Brought For Declaratory Relief In State Or Federal Court To Determine Insurance Coverage After An Insurer Has Made A Total Coverage Denial; To Provide For Awards Of Reasonable Attorney Fees; To Require That Certain Actions Founded On Negligence Shall Commence Within Two Years Next After The Cause Of Action Accrued; To Provide That In Such Actions Involving Latent Injury Or Disease, The Cause Of Action Does Not Accrue Until The Plaintiff Has Discovered Or Reasonably Should Have Discovered The Injury; To Create Provisions Concerning Actions For Bad Faith Involving Liability Insurances Claims; To Provide For Failure To Tender The Lesser Of The Policy Limits Or The Amount Demanded By The Claimant; To Create Provisions Concerning Two Or More Third-party Competing Claims Arising Out Of A Single Occurrence; To Define Terms; To Allow Certain Evidence Offered To Prove The Amount Of Damages For Medical Treatment Or Services In Personal Injury Or Wrongful Death Actions; To Stipulate That There Is No Affirmative Duty To Seek A Reduction In Billed Charges To Which The Party Is Not Contractually Entitled; To Protect Individual Contracts Between Providers And Authorized Commercial Insurers From Discovery, Disclosure And Admission Into Evidence; To Require Claimants To Disclose Certain Information As A Condition Precedent To Asserting A Claim For Medical Expenses Rendered Under A Letter Of Protection In A Personal Injury Or Wrongful Death Action; To Create Provisions Concerning The Amount Of Damages That May Be Recovered By A Claimant In A Personal Injury Or Wrongful Death Action For The Reasonable And Necessary Cost Or Value Of Medical Care Rendered; To Define Terms; To Provide That Certain Owners Or Principal Operators Of A Multifamily Residential Property Have A Presumption Against Liability In Connection With Criminal Acts That Occur On The Premises Against Third Parties Who Are Not Employees Or Agents Of The Owner Or Operator; To Require Owners And Operators Of Multifamily Residential Property To Provide Proper Crime Deterrence And Safety Training To Its Employees; To Require Owners And Operators To Meet A Burden Of Proof In Order To Establish A Presumption Against Liability; To Amend Section 11-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In A Negligence Action Other Than An Action Brough For Personal Injuries, Or Where Such Injuries Have Resulted In Death, Any Party Found To Be Greater Than 50% At Fault May Not Recover Damages; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Impair Any Right Under An Insurance Contract In Effect On Or Before The Effective Date Of This Act; To Provide That This Act Applies To An Insurance Contract Issued Or Renewed After The Effective Date Of This Act; To Provide That This Act Shall Apply To Causes Of Action Filed After The Effective Date Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

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Chris Johnson (R)*, 

Died In Committee (on 02/03/2026)

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