Class Actions and Proposed Reform in the 107th Congress : Class Action Fairness Act of 2002.
Reviews H.R. 2341, the Class Action Fairness Act of 2002, to revise procedures governing class action lawsuits. Describes provisions to establish protections for consumers against abuses in the settlement of class action lawsuits; grant original jurisdiction, under certain conditions, to Federal dis...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Reviews H.R. 2341, the Class Action Fairness Act of 2002, to revise procedures governing class action lawsuits. Describes provisions to establish protections for consumers against abuses in the settlement of class action lawsuits; grant original jurisdiction, under certain conditions, to Federal district courts over interstate class actions in which any member of a proposed class of plaintiffs is a citizen of a State different from any defendant; and revise rules governing the removal of class action lawsuits filed in a State court to a Federal court. Also briefly reviews provisions of similar S. 1712. |
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| 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. |