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HB2063: Admission of liability; expressions of sympathy inadmissible as evidence in civil action.
Chief Patron
Del.
Kirk Cox (R-66)
Kirk Cox
(R-66)
Colonial Heights, VA
Served: 1990–
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Admissibility of expressions of sympathy; civil actions. Provides that expressions of sympathy made by a defendant or an agent of a defendant to the plaintiff, a relative of the plaintiff, or his representative are inadmissible in any civil action as evidence of an admission of liability or of an admission against interest. Current law provides that such expressions are inadmissible only in wrongful death and medical malpractice cases.
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