Class Actions and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress : Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.

Format:

• Book
• Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Class actions (Civil procedure).
• District courts.
• State courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines S. 5, the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, to control and restrict class action lawsuits by shifting some of the suits from State to Federal district courts, and summarizes pro/con arguments.

Notes:

• 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.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Class Actions and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress

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