90th General Assembly
Summary of HB3396
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House Sponsors:
DURKIN.

Short description: 
CONSUMER FRAUD-CLASS RECOVERY                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act, the Interest  Act,  the      
   Motor  Vehicle  Retail  Installment  Sales Act, the Retail Installment      
   Sales Act, and the Consumer Fraud  and  Deceptive  Business  Practices      
   Act.   Provides  that  the  total recovery under each Act in any class      
   action or series of class actions arising out of the same  or  similar      
   violations  of  the  Act  by the same lender, seller, holder, or other      
   person shall not be more than the  sum  of  (i)  the  actual  economic      
   damages  sustained  by  members  of  the  class  as  a  result  of the      
   violations plus (ii) the  lesser  of  (A)  the  amount  by  which  the      
   liabilities  imposed by the Act if sought in individual actions exceed      
   those actual economic damages, or (B) $500,000, or (C) 1% of  the  net      
   worth of the person.                                                        
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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