Introduced
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To allow a person who believes that an insurance provider has not dealt fairly and in good faith to sue for compensatory, consequential, and exemplary (punitive) damages proximately caused by the breach, notwithstanding the prohibition on punitive damages in other areas of Michigan tort law.
Referred to the Committee on Insurance
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require a person to exhaust "all administrative remedies" before bringing a lawsuit under the provisions of the bill. Having to wait more than 120 days for a ruling by the state insurance commission would be considered "exhausting all administrative remedies".
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To impose "loser pay" rules on lawsuits the bill would allow against insurance companies if the court finds the suit frivolous. Note: Although passed, the amendment was not included in a subsequent substitute version of the bill that was adopted.
The amendment passed 69 to 37 (details)
Amendment offered
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To cap attorney fees awarded under the bill's provsions at one-third of the first $100,000; 15 percent of the amount between $100,000 and $500,000; and 10 percent of the amount between $500,000 and $1 million.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To also place the burden to act "fairly and good faith" on trial attorneyes suing an insurance company for alleged failure to act in that way. Note: Although passed, the amendment was not included in a subsequent substitute version of the bill that was adopted.
The amendment passed 63 to 43 (details)
Substitute offered
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To adopt a substitute version of the bill that is essentially identical to the committee substitute before it was amended. This is a technigue used by the majority to "sweep away" Republican amendments they do not want to defeat for political reasons.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 59 to 47 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Regulatory Reform
