Illinois Senate Bill 2627: PUNITIVE DAMAGES-LEGAL MALPRAC

Illinois · 104th session

What it does

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the prohibition on the recovery of punitive damages in a legal malpractice action includes damages sought as compensatory damages which were assessed against the legal malpractice plaintiff or failed to be obtained by the legal malpractice plaintiff.

Latest action

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (2026-03-13)

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