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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 810570" data-attributes="member: 12952">Bill Would Prohibt Arizona ILLEGALS from Collecting “Punitive” Damages&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Bill would let rancher off hookBy Howard FischerPHOENIX – The Arizona House of Representatives is&nbsp; considering a measure that would prohibit anyone in this country&nbsp; illegally from collecting punitive damages after winning a lawsuit.Voters already approved a constitutional amendment doing precisely&nbsp; that in 2006 – two years too late for Cochise County rancher Roger&nbsp; Barnett, who was sued following a 2004 incident when 16 illegal&nbsp; immigrants said the rancher illegally imprisoned them. Barnett was the&nbsp; prime beneficiary, and motivating force, of the law.HB 2191, the new measure, would make the ballot amendment retroactive to the start of 2004.If it survives the legislative process – and if it is found legal –&nbsp; the change could save Barnett $60,000, the amount of punitive damages&nbsp; four of the plaintiffs were awarded two years ago. Rep. Jim Weiers,&nbsp; R-Phoenix, said that’s exactly what he has in mind.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 810570, member: 12952"] [B]Bill Would Prohibt Arizona ILLEGALS from Collecting “Punitive” Damages[/B] [B]Bill would let rancher off hook By Howard Fischer PHOENIX – [/B]The Arizona House of Representatives is considering a measure that would prohibit anyone in this country illegally from collecting punitive damages after winning a lawsuit. Voters already approved a constitutional amendment doing precisely that in 2006 – two years too late for Cochise County rancher Roger Barnett, who was sued following a 2004 incident when 16 illegal immigrants said the rancher illegally imprisoned them. Barnett was the prime beneficiary, and motivating force, of the law. HB 2191, the new measure, would make the ballot amendment retroactive to the start of 2004. If it survives the legislative process – and if it is found legal – the change could save Barnett $60,000, the amount of punitive damages four of the plaintiffs were awarded two years ago. Rep. Jim Weiers, R-Phoenix, said that’s exactly what he has in mind. [/QUOTE]

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