Senators introduce legislation limiting class action lawsuits. (On The...

Asbestos & Lead Abatement Report;  February 1, 2003 ;     272 words ...Class action lawsuits would be curbed, if a bill...three senators becomes law. S. 274, the Class Action Fairness Act of 2003, introduced Feb...Hatch (R-Utah), intends to stop abusive class action lawsuits that ignore the best interests...

Senate vote expected soon on class action reform bill.(News)

Business Insurance;  January 24, 2005 ;     650 words ......for keeping their word by pushing a class action reform bill to the front of the legislative lines. The latest version of the Class Action Fairness Act could be brought before...previous bill. Among other things, the Class Action Fairness Act that languished in the...

U.S. Chamber Hails President Bush's Commitment to Class Action Reform Bill

U.S. Newswire;  January 6, 2005 ;     360 words ......George W. Bush's renewed calls for passage of the Class Action Fairness Act, a bill designed to curb class action lawsuit abuse. "President Bush has long been an ardent supporter of class action reform and we're pleased to see him throw the full...

CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS:BRIAN WOLFMAN

Congressional Testimony;  October 30, 1997 ;     700+ words ......ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT AND THE COURTS ON CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS: EXAMINING VICTIM COMPENSATION...victims are adequately compensated in class action litigation; and second, how to ensure...have adequate incentives to take on class action cases without reaping unjustified windfalls...

GRASSLEY, KOHL, HATCH BILL AIMS TO STOP CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  February 5, 2003 ;     694 words ......Kohl, Hatch Bill Aims to Stop Class Action Lawsuit Abuse Legislation Protects...legislation to stop unfair and abusive class action settlements that ignore the best...interests of injured plaintiffs. The Class Action Fairness Act of 2003 will help...

Class action reform: will perception become reality.

Risk Management;  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......attempts, the 109th Congress enacted class action reform legislation on February 17, 2005...ceremony, President Bush stated [t]he Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 marks a critical...generations. This legislation, known as the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (the Act or S.5...

Dems divided on class action reform. (Litigation).(Class action legal...

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management;  August 5, 2002 ;     700+ words ......are deeply divided over the issue of class action legal reform, with both supporters and...allow defendants in major, national class action lawsuits to have their cases heard in...insisted that no one can argue that the class action process is not in serious need of reform...

Businesses face more class action lawsuits.

Kiplinger Business Forecasts;  July 19, 2000 ;     640 words ......in the next few years will face more class action lawsuits, most involving consumer claims...that they are being hit by a surge of class action lawsuits at both the federal and state...damages, including punitive damages, in class action suits than in suits filed by individuals...

FTCR: 13 of 16 Bush Cabinet Members Have Ties to 'Class Action' Targeted...

U.S. Newswire;  October 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ......20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new report, "Class Action Cabinet," released today by the Foundation...that have been targeted by consumer class- action lawsuits. Deliberations on the bill...to have ties to companies targeted by class action lawsuits as was President Bush himself...

GRASSLEY SEEKS TO CURB FRIVOLOUS CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  January 24, 2005 ;     543 words ......Release Grassley Seeks to Curb Frivolous Class Action Lawsuits Monday, Jan. 24, 2005 WASHINGTON...legislation to bring more fairness to the class action rules, and to help curb frivolous class action lawsuits. Class action filings have exploded...

Congress Moves to Revise Class Action Suit.(Statistical Data Included)

Chemical Market Reporter;  August 16, 1999 ;     700+ words ......intended to make it easier to transfer class action lawsuits out of state courts and into...the legislation is needed to address class action abuses in state courts. Class actions...just the past few years, the number of class action lawsuits has increased dramatically...

Class action suits have weakened state regulation, ACLI tells Congress....

National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition;  August 5, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Class action lawsuits have steadily weakened the...Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on class action abuse, ACLI says decisions by state...relations. The letter cites a pending class action in New Mexico as an example of how state...

Saving the class action: Developing and implementing a model rule of...

The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......actions where the consumer members of the class action get only a small recovery while the lawyers...t seem fair.1 Increased participation in class action lawsuits has brought class action practices into the public eye and under public...

TREASURY'S EFFORTS TO RECAPTURE FUNDS IN CLASS ACTION CLAIMS BRING $2...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......over $2 million from claims filed in class action lawsuits during the fiscal year ending...prevention program. The six-year total in the class action recovery program initiated by the Nappier...eligibility for a share of court-approved class action settlements. She urged individual ...

Plaintiffs wrestle with class action arbitration bans

Lawyers USA;  November 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ......challenging corporate efforts to avoid class action arbitration. A 2003 U.S. Supreme Court ruling opened the doors to class action arbitrations. The Court held that...bogged down efforts to expedite class action proceedings through arbitration...