Bill Number:  Senate Bill 421

Description: Drastically limits punitive damages in civil lawsuits in instances of the most egregious corporate conduct -- fraud, abuse of vulnerable citizens like children and the elderly, and intentionally endangering workers. Such punitive damages are not meant to compensate a victim but rather to punish and deter a defendant, such as a corporation worth billions, from actions such as abusing nursing home patients and recklessly endangering workers in the name of profit.

Date:  March 9, 2015

Voting Body: 100-member House of Delegates

The Vote:  Final Passage

A “Yes” vote is Anti-Worker a “No” vote is Pro-Worker.