Iowa SF77 modifies tort liability for commercial motor vehicle cases, limiting punitive damages and altering employer liability.

Iowa SF77 changes the rules for civil actions involving commercial motor vehicles. It limits the amount of punitive and exemplary damages to 25 percent, with the rest going to a civil reparations trust fund. This fund supports indigent civil litigation and insurance assistance programs. The bill also modifies employer liability, making employers responsible for their employees' negligence in hiring, training, supervising, or trusting employees. The bill repeals previous caps on noneconomic damages in commercial vehicle cases.

Iowa SF77 modifies tort liability for commercial motor vehicle cases, limiting punitive damages and altering employer liability.

Iowa SF77 changes the rules for civil actions involving commercial motor vehicles. It limits the amount of punitive and exemplary damages to 25 percent, with the rest going to a civil reparations trust fund. This fund supports indigent civil litigation and insurance assistance programs. The bill also modifies employer liability, making employers responsible for their employees' negligence in hiring, training, supervising, or trusting employees. The bill repeals previous caps on noneconomic damages in commercial vehicle cases.