Modernizes civil justice procedures to improve fairness, efficiency, transparency, and reduce costs.

This bill modernizes, improves fairness, efficiency, transparency, and reduces costs in civil justice procedures. It clarifies disclosure and discovery procedures to further protect litigants' rights. The bill limits the permissible items of demand in personal injury, wrongful death, and medical, dental, and podiatric malpractice actions. It also prohibits mandatory arbitration or mediation agreements in certain cases and allows plaintiffs to take depositions before defendants.

Modernizes civil justice procedures to improve fairness, efficiency, transparency, and reduce costs.

This bill modernizes, improves fairness, efficiency, transparency, and reduces costs in civil justice procedures. It clarifies disclosure and discovery procedures to further protect litigants' rights. The bill limits the permissible items of demand in personal injury, wrongful death, and medical, dental, and podiatric malpractice actions. It also prohibits mandatory arbitration or mediation agreements in certain cases and allows plaintiffs to take depositions before defendants.