Tobacco Litigation : Constitutional Issues Raised by Proposed Federal Legislation to Cap Attorneys' Fees.

Discusses proposals to place caps on fees that States could pay attorneys retained to pursue litigation against tobacco companies to recover tobacco-related Medicaid expenditures or other causes of action. Considers constitutional issues raised by the proposed caps, including Congressional commerce...

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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], 1998.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > Powers and duties. Actions and defenses. Medicaid. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Discusses proposals to place caps on fees that States could pay attorneys retained to pursue litigation against tobacco companies to recover tobacco-related Medicaid expenditures or other causes of action. Considers constitutional issues raised by the proposed caps, including Congressional commerce power, due process, the takings clause, and federalism.
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.