HB177 (2009) Detail

Relative to loss of consortium.


HB 177 – AS INTRODUCED

2009 SESSION

09-0657

06/03

HOUSE BILL 177

AN ACT relative to loss of consortium.

SPONSORS: Rep. Nixon, Hills 17

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill removes comparative negligence of either spouse as a cause for diminution of damages for loss of consortium.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

09-0657

06/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to loss of consortium.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Loss of Consortium. Amend RSA 507:8-a to read as follows:

507:8-a Loss of Consortium. In a proper action, either a wife or husband is entitled to recover damages for loss or impairment of right of consortium whether caused intentionally or by negligent interference. [Where fault on the part of the claimant or the claimant's spouse is found to have caused, in whole or in part, the injury to the spouse on which the claim for loss or impairment of consortium is based, damages recoverable shall be subject to diminution to the extent and in the manner provided for in RSA 507:7-d.]

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.