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Industries seek immunity in state legislatures.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-MAR-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Each year, special-interest groups introduce a host of immunity bills in statehouses around the country to protect industries from liability for the harm they cause.

The prototype bill generally reads like this:

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no person shall have a civil cause of action against any person or other legal entity that [describe conduct for which immunity is proposed], for any loss or...

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