{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://love.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=604", "Rep. Love Introduces 'Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Bill", "2016-12-01", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Mia Love", "L000584", "love.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON D.C. \u2013 Rep. Mia Love, (R) UT and Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) MA, along with U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), introduced legislation to address the widespread practice of using discriminatory tactics when calculating future earnings potential in personal injury cases and claims. \u00a0\r\n\r\n\tThe Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016, would address the concerning practice of using race, ethnicity and gender to predict future lost income \u2013 a key factor in determining overall damages.\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tRep. Love said, \u201cAs a conservative, I believe the value of a life should not be either elevated or downgraded based on a person\u2019s inherent characteristics, like race or gender.\u00a0 The courts should be above using race or gender in any way in determining awards in civil cases.\u00a0 The Declaration of Independence reads:\u00a0 \u2018We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.\u2019\u00a0 In introducing this bill, I am doing what I swore to do, supporting and defending the Constitution and the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence of the United States.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tRecent reports have demonstrated the prevalence of lawyers and economists calculating damages awards and settlements based on the injured party\u2019s race, ethnicity or gender. \u00a0\u00a0In October, a Washington Post article highlighted a case where a 6-year old girl and a male fetus were killed in the same car crash, and the settlement for the fetus was calculated to be up to 84% higher than the girl's.\r\n\r\n\tThe Fair Calculations Act would begin to address these troubling trends by precluding a court from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation.\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t###\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON D.C. \u2013 Rep. Mia Love, (R) UT and Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) MA, along with U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), introduced legislation to address the widespread practice of using discriminatory tactics when calculating future earnings potential in personal injury cases and claims.\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016, would address the concerning practice of using race, ethnicity and gender to predict future lost income \u2013 a key factor in determining overall damages.\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRep. Love said,\u00a0\u201cAs a conservative, I believe the value of a life should not be either elevated or downgraded based on a person\u2019s inherent characteristics, like race or gender.\u00a0 The courts should be above using race or gender in any way in determining awards in civil cases.\u00a0 The Declaration of Independence reads:\u00a0 \u2018We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.\u2019\u00a0 In introducing this bill, I am doing what I swore to do, supporting and defending the Constitution and the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence of the United States.\u201d\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRecent reports have demonstrated the prevalence of lawyers and economists calculating damages awards and settlements based on the injured party\u2019s race, ethnicity or gender.\u00a0\u00a0In October, a Washington Post article highlighted a case where a 6-year old girl and a male fetus were killed in the same car crash, and the settlement for the fetus was calculated to be up to 84% higher than the girl's.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe\u00a0Fair Calculations Act\u00a0would begin to address these troubling trends by precluding a court from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t###\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON D.C. \u2013 Rep. Mia Love, (R) UT and Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) MA, along with U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), introduced legislation to address the widespread practice of using discriminatory tactics when calculating future earnings potential in personal injury cases and claims.\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016, would address the concerning practice of using race, ethnicity and gender to predict future lost income \u2013 a key factor in determining overall damages.\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRep. Love said,\u00a0\u201cAs a conservative, I believe the value of a life should not be either elevated or downgraded based on a person\u2019s inherent characteristics, like race or gender.\u00a0 The courts should be above using race or gender in any way in determining awards in civil cases.\u00a0 The Declaration of Independence reads:\u00a0 \u2018We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.\u2019\u00a0 In introducing this bill, I am doing what I swore to do, supporting and defending the Constitution and the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence of the United States.\u201d\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRecent reports have demonstrated the prevalence of lawyers and economists calculating damages awards and settlements based on the injured party\u2019s race, ethnicity or gender.\u00a0\u00a0In October, a Washington Post article highlighted a case where a 6-year old girl and a male fetus were killed in the same car crash, and the settlement for the fetus was calculated to be up to 84% higher than the girl's.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe\u00a0Fair Calculations Act\u00a0would begin to address these troubling trends by precluding a court from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t###\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON D.C. \u2013 Rep. Mia Love, (R) UT and Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) MA, along with U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), introduced legislation to address the widespread practice of using discriminatory tactics when calculating future earnings potential in personal injury cases and claims.\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016, would address the concerning practice of using race, ethnicity and gender to predict future lost income \u2013 a key factor in determining overall damages.\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRep. Love said,\u00a0\u201cAs a conservative, I believe the value of a life should not be either elevated or downgraded based on a person\u2019s inherent characteristics, like race or gender.\u00a0 The courts should be above using race or gender in any way in determining awards in civil cases.\u00a0 The Declaration of Independence reads:\u00a0 \u2018We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.\u2019\u00a0 In introducing this bill, I am doing what I swore to do, supporting and defending the Constitution and the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence of the United States.\u201d\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRecent reports have demonstrated the prevalence of lawyers and economists calculating damages awards and settlements based on the injured party\u2019s race, ethnicity or gender.\u00a0\u00a0In October, a Washington Post article highlighted a case where a 6-year old girl and a male fetus were killed in the same car crash, and the settlement for the fetus was calculated to be up to 84% higher than the girl's.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe\u00a0Fair Calculations Act\u00a0would begin to address these troubling trends by precluding a court from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t###\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWASHINGTON D.C. \u2013 Rep. Mia Love, (R) UT and Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) MA, along with U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), introduced legislation to address the widespread practice of using discriminatory tactics when calculating future earnings potential in personal injury cases and claims.\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016, would address the concerning practice of using race, ethnicity and gender to predict future lost income \u2013 a key factor in determining overall damages.\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRep. 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