Several Washington bills that are of interest to trial lawyers have passed both the House and the Senate. If the Governor signs them, they will become law. They include:
criminal trials, dependent adult witnesses
- HB 2126, providing accommodations to dependent persons who are victims and witnesses.
legal services, court system
- HB 1542, providing indigent defense services.
- HB 1747, administering state-funded civil representation of indigent persons.
- SB 5454, revising trial court funding provisions.
arbitration and mediation
- HB 1054, enacting the revised Uniform Arbitration Act.
- SB 5173, enacting the Uniform Mediation Act.
- SB 5733, concerning mandatory arbitration (two more counties will be required to have it; in counties that have it, it will apply at a lower dollar threshold).
health care
- HB 1291, "improving health care professional and health care facility patient safety practices."
- SB 5065, requiring notice of potential injuries resulting from health care.
1 comment:
Great blog I hope we can work to build a better health care system as we are in a major crisis and health insurance is a major aspect to many.
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