Class Actions H.R. 1875, 106th Congress, the "Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999"

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

District courts.

Interstate commerce.

Jurisdiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2001

Summary:

Provides a brief overview of H.R. 1875, the Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999, to grant Federal district courts jurisdiction over class action lawsuits in which any plaintiff is a citizen of a State different from that of the defendants. Reviews pros and cons of the legislation, and summarizes 106th Congress action

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Class Actions

Publisher Number:

CRS-2001-AML-0010

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