An act to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled “An act to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of the courts of this state; the powers and duties of the courts, and of the judges and other officers of the courts; the forms and attributes of civil claims and actions; the time within which civil actions and proceedings may be brought in the courts; pleading, evidence, practice, and procedure in civil and criminal actions and proceedings in the courts; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide remedies and penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 2946 (MCL 600.2946), as amended by 1995 PA 249.
Senate Bill 410 would amend the Revised Judicature Act to eliminate a provision that currently makes the manufacturer or seller of a drug immune from product liability if all of the following are met: • The drug was approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). • The manufacturer or seller did not fraudulently obtain the approval by bribing someone or withholding or misrepresenting information. • The drug and its labeling complied with the approval. • The approval was not withdrawn.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
Passed in the Senate 30 to 8 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
Passed in the House 79 to 30 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
