Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2013
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 11, 2013)
Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2013 - Amends the federal judicial code to declare that a claimant in any civil action before a federal court shall have the right to retain a structured settlement broker to act on behalf of that claimant for purposes of negotiating a schedule of payments or other terms of payment previously agreed to be paid by or on behalf of the defendant in satisfaction of a judgment against that defendant or in accordance with the terms of a settlement.
Requires that a party to an administrative proceeding have the same right to retain such a structured settlement broker for negotiations with other parties.
Directs: (1) the court or the agency in an administrative proceeding to inform the claimant of this right at the appropriate time, and (2) the defendant to provide timely notice of any current or previous professional relationship between the defendant and the broker.What just happenedJan 27, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 11, 2013
- Jan 27, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Jan 27, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Dec 11, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Dec 11, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 11, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House