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Committee considers two bills to modernize baratry rules and increase penalties for illegal legal solicitation
Summary
House Bill 2733 would expand the definition of baratry to cover digital communications and AI; House Bill 4325 would raise civil penalties from $10,000 to $50,000 for solicitations that do not result in formal contracts. Trial lawyer groups supported stiffer penalties and modernization.
Senators heard two related measures addressing illegal client solicitation (baratry). Senator Parker explained House Bill 2733, a committee substitute that would modernize the statutory definition of baratry to include digital communications and artificial intelligence and add false, misleading, or deceptive electronic communications intended to recruit…
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