674-20 No implied liability or award.
§674-20 No implied liability or award. In no case shall any liability be implied against the State, and no award shall be made against the State on any claim brought under this part except upon legal evidence that would establish liability against an individual or corporation. [L 1991, c 323, pt of §1; am L […]
674-21 Attorney’s fees and costs.
§674-21 Attorney’s fees and costs. In any action brought under this part, the court may, as it deems just, award to a prevailing claimant and enter as part of its order or judgment, a reasonable sum for costs and expenses incurred, including reasonable attorney’s fees. [L 1991, c 323, pt of §1; am L 1993, […]
675-1 Findings and purpose.
§675-1 Findings and purpose. (a) Cigarette smoking presents serious public health concerns to the State and to the citizens of the State. The Surgeon General has determined that smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease and other serious diseases, and that there are hundreds of thousands of tobacco-related deaths in the United States each year. These […]
675-2 Definitions.
§675-2 Definitions. (a) “Adjusted for inflation” means increased in accordance with the formula for inflation adjustment set forth in Exhibit C to the Master Settlement Agreement. (b) “Affiliate” means a person who directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, another person. Solely for […]
675-3 Requirements.
§675-3 Requirements. Any tobacco product manufacturer selling cigarettes to consumers within the State (whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or similar intermediary or intermediaries) after the date of enactment of this Act shall do one of the following: (a) become a participating manufacturer (as that term is defined in section II(jj) of the Master […]
676-1 Definitions.
§676-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Annuity issuer” means an insurer that has issued a contract to fund periodic payments under a structured settlement. “Dependents” include a payee’s spouse and minor children and all other persons for whom the payee is legally obligated to provide support, including alimony. “Discounted […]
676-2 Required disclosures to payee.
§676-2 Required disclosures to payee. Not less than three days prior to the date on which a payee signs a transfer agreement, the transferee shall provide to the payee a separate disclosure statement, in bold type no smaller than fourteen points, setting forth: (1) The amounts and due dates of the structured settlement payments to […]
676-3 Approval of transfers of structured settlement payment rights.
§676-3 Approval of transfers of structured settlement payment rights. No direct or indirect transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be effective and no structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer shall be required to make any payment directly or indirectly to any transferee of structured settlement payment rights, unless the transfer has been approved in […]
676-4 Effects of transfer of structured settlement payment rights.
§676-4 Effects of transfer of structured settlement payment rights. Following a transfer of structured settlement payment rights under this chapter: (1) The structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer, as to all parties except the transferee, shall be discharged and released from any and all liability for the transferred payments; (2) The transferee shall be […]
674-14 Annual report.
§674-14 Annual report. The panel shall prepare a report to be transmitted to the governor and to the legislature, at least twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 1998, and a final report to be transmitted to the governor and to the legislature, at least twenty days prior to the convening […]