Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 : Early Judicial Interpretations.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer protection.

District courts.

Federal government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews P.L. 109-2, the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), which revised procedures governing class action lawsuits, including provisions to grant jurisdiction to Federal district courts in certain class action lawsuits and to impose new requirements on class action settlements. Explains early judicial interpretations on CAFA provisions.

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 Action Fairness Act of 2005

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