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In spite of support from over 400 organizations throughout the state of Arizona, Propositions 103 and 301 were soundly rejected by Arizona voters on November 8, 1994 & Polls prior to the election showed 60 percent of Arizona voters in favor of the measures; but a last-minute media blitz by an organization named Fairness and Accountability in Insurance Reform turned public sentiment against the two measures & both propositions lost by at least 20 percent margins.
Proposition 103 was designed to amend the state constitution to allow comprehensive legal system reform & a companion piece of legislation would have immediately granted limited immunity to victims of crime and to volunteers, emergency medical technicians, police and firefighters & the legislation would also have prevented prisoners from filing frivolous lawsuits.
Proposition 301 would have made the defense of possibly fraudulent claims easier & Personal injury juries would have been allowed to learn of prior awards from other sources; subrogation would be allowed when there was compensation from legal action subsequent to the payment of benefits; and plaintiffs who were more than 50 percent at fault in an accident would be barred from recovery.
“Although the defeat of these two measures has delayed efforts to reduce insurance fraud in Arizona, insurance companies in the state remain committed to fighting fraud,” Mike McKee, NICB Western Region Operations and Training Manager.
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