HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 852 FILED ON: 1/15/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1267
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Nick Collins
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to the liability standards of public employers .
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Nick Collins | 4th Suffolk |
Christopher G. Fallon | 33rd Middlesex |
John J. Lawn, Jr. | 10th Middlesex |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 852 FILED ON: 1/15/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1267
By Mr. Collins of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1267) of Nick Collins and others relative to claims against the Commonwealth regarding gross negligence. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 2815 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the liability standards of public employers .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 258 section 2 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:-
Notwithstanding any special, general law or regulation to the contrary; in such cases where a public employee injured while in the performance of their duty, or the Executor of the estate of a public employee killed while in the performance of their duty can prove that gross negligence of their employer contributed to said injury or death, the employee, or the estate of the employee may pursue the employer in excess of one hundred thousand dollars.
