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Tobacco Litigation : Constitutional Issues Raised by Proposed Federal Legislation to Cap Attorneys' Fees.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress--Powers and duties.
- United States.
- United States. Congress.
- Actions and defenses.
- Medicaid.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (17 pages) : digital, PDF file
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1998.
- System Details:
- System requirements: PDF reader software.
- text file
- 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.
- Notes:
- CRS Report.
- 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.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Tobacco Litigation
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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