Bill > HB118

This bill establishes a new law in Louisiana, R.S. 22:1899, that places a limit on the amount a wrongdoer, referred to as a "tortfeasor," can be required to pay for "general damages" in a lawsuit arising from a wrongful act, known as a "delictual action." General damages are defined as subjective, non-monetary losses like pain, suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life, but they do not include punitive damages. The bill sets a maximum of five million dollars for general damages that can be awarded to any single claimant. Importantly, juries will not be informed of this five-million-dollar limit during a trial, but judges will be responsible for reducing any jury award that exceeds this amount. The bill also clarifies that it does not create new types of lawsuits or change what damages are recoverable in existing legal actions.

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