Class Actions : H.R. 1875, 106th Congress, the "Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999".

Provides a brief overview of H.R. 1875, the Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999, to grant Federal district courts jurisdiction over class action lawsuits in which any plaintiff is a citizen of a State different from that of the defendants. Reviews pros and cons of the legislation, and s...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	District courts. Interstate commerce. Jurisdiction. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides a brief overview of H.R. 1875, the Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999, to grant Federal district courts jurisdiction over class action lawsuits in which any plaintiff is a citizen of a State different from that of the defendants. Reviews pros and cons of the legislation, and summarizes 106th Congress action.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.