By Mr. Scaccia of Boston, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1073) of Angelo M. Scaccia for legislation to further regulate unfair claim settlement practices involving multiple defendants in the business of insurance.  Financial Services.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Angelo M. Scaccia

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to clarifying responsibility in matters involving multiple defendants.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.

Paragraph (f) of subsection (9) of section 3 of chapter 176 D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after the word, “clear” the following: -  , or by reducing amounts of fair and equitable settlements of claims on the basis that one or more other persons or entities may also be liable.