House Sponsors: PANKAU-PERSICO. Senate Sponsors: SULLIVAN-DILLARD Short description: WRONGFUL DEATH PROBATE-ADMIN Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Wrongful Death Act. Provides that, if there is more than one special administrator appointed and one of the administrators is a corporation qualified to act as a representative of the estate of a decedent and if the compensation of the attorney representing the special administrators is solely determined under a contingent fee arrangement, the special administrator which is a corporation shall not participate in or have any duty to review the prosecution of the action, to participate in or review the appropriateness of any settlement of the action, or to participate in or review any determination of the appropriateness of any fees awarded to the attorney. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that, if there is more than one administrator or executor of a decedent's estate and one of the administrators or executors is a corporation qualified to act as a representative of the estate of a decedent and if the administrators or executors of the decedent's estate appear for and represent the estate in a legal proceeding in which the compensation of the attorney representing the administrators or executors is solely determined under a contingent fee arrangement, the administrator or executor which is a corporation shall not participate in or have any duty to review the prosecution of the action, to participate in or review the appropriateness of any settlement of the action, or to participate in or review any determination of the appropriateness of any fees awarded to the attorney. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the nonparticipation by the administrator or executor that is a corporation shall be "upon petition and approval by the court" (instead of "without impairing the power of the court"). Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0288 Last action date: AUG-09-2001 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status