Class Actions and Proposed Reform in the 106th Congress : Class Action Fairness Act of 2000.

Summarizes and examines pros and cons of S. 353, the Class Action Fairness Act of 2000, to revise procedures governing class action lawsuits, including provisions to grant original jurisdiction, under certain conditions, to Federal district courts over interstate class actions in which any member of...

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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], 2001.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Summarizes and examines pros and cons of S. 353, the Class Action Fairness Act of 2000, to revise procedures governing class action lawsuits, including provisions to 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.
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