Steed v. Bain-Holloway

BRIAN JACK GOREE, Presiding Judge.

[ 1 The issue in this appeal is whether the Drug Dealer Liability Act, 68 0.8. 2011 $ 2-421 et seq., is unconstitutional. The Act permits a plaintiff who is harmed by the use of an illegal drug to recover civil damages against a defendant who has participated in the fllegal drug market. The Drug Dealer Liability Act is a new and non-traditional basis for civil Hability because it allows damages without proof that the defendant caused the harm allegedly suffered. We hold that the statutory parameters purporting to connect plaintiffs who are harmed by an…