Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 : Early Judicial Interpretations.

Reviews P.L. 109-2, the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), which revised procedures governing class action lawsuits, including provisions to grant jurisdiction to Federal district courts in certain class action lawsuits and to impose new requirements on class action settlements. Explains earl...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Consumer protection. District courts. Federal government. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Reviews P.L. 109-2, the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), which revised procedures governing class action lawsuits, including provisions to grant jurisdiction to Federal district courts in certain class action lawsuits and to impose new requirements on class action settlements. Explains early judicial interpretations on CAFA provisions.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.