SB 37

Bill Subjects

Civil Law And Procedure; Liabilities, Damages, And Penalties Civil Law And Procedure; Rules Of Trial Procedure Labor And Employment; Generally Transportation; Commercial Trucking

Abstract

Creates a procedure to bifurcate a trial of a civil action filed against the operator of a commercial motor vehicle and the employer of the operator or the owner of the commercial motor vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident. Allows a defendant to file a motion to bifurcate within a specified period of time. Provides that certain evidence may be presented in the first phase of a bifurcated trial. Allows a plaintiff to pursue punitive damages in the second phase of a bifurcated trial.