HB 1159 -- Insurance Company Class Action Suits

Sponsor:  Luetkemeyer

This bill requires courts to refer any class action suit against
an insurance company to the Department of Insurance, where these
cases would first be processed administratively.  The court must
abate any class action suit whenever it determines that the
department could make any findings of fact or conclusions of law
that would aid the court in resolving the case.  An abatement
tolls the applicable statute of limitations for that action.  The
bill requires the period of abatement to be at least six months.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:14 am