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- a civil law action taken by a group of individuals who have a common grievance against an individual, organization, or legal entity
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- Class action bill stalls in Senate; Reform's chances slim after close vote.(News)
- Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-The drive for class action reform legislation appears dead in the current Congress. A motion to invoke cloture-thus limiting debate and amendments-on the Class Action Fairness Act failed in the Senate Thursday Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN...
- Research articles 2004-07-12
- Congress keeps tort measure alive.(Washington Beat)
- Class action lawsuit reform legislation remains alive in this Congress. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., four Senate Democrats said they are ready to move forward with a bill if several concerns can be addressed. If th...
- Research articles 2003-11-24
- Senate inaction dooms reform.(News)
- Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Tort reform advocates are blaming a "dysfunctional'' Senate for their latest setback in Washington. That came in the July 8 defeat of the Class Action Fairness Act, a measure that 62 senators had endorsed Byline: MARK...
- Research articles 2004-07-19
- Tort reform proponents foresee action in 2005; Bush expected to push for civil justice reform legislation.(News)(George W. Bush)
- Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Tort reform advocates say President Bush's recent call to Congress to put civil justice reform high on its legislative agenda may have given them the boost they need to turn long-stalled proposed legislation into Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN ...
- Research articles 2005-01-03
- Sweeping Republican victory seen facilitating class-action reform effort: defeat of Senate minority leader removes one major roadblock for the industry.(Bush Prevails)
- THE REELECTION OF PRESIDENT George W. Bush, coupled with the Republicans gaining seats in the U.S. Senate is being viewed by the property-casualty insurance industry as paving the way for class-action reform sooner rather than later in the next Congr THE REELECTION OF PRESIDENT George W....
- Research articles 2004-11-08
- Asbestos, med mal reform advocates find efforts frustrated in Congress; But class-action reform is moving forward.(Insurer Topics)
- Byline: ALLISON REYNOLDS Insurer groups have had a somewhat disappointing year in terms of their efforts to promote various litigation reforms, but their hopes have not been dashed on all fronts. One key issue for insurers-reform of the asbestos Byline: ALLISON...
- Research articles 2003-07-21
- Senate has its own attention deficit.(Commentary)(National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day)
- Byline: Mark A. Hofmann Sept. 7 is National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day. Even if you're an observant individual, odds are that you have been blissfully unaware of this particular occasion. That's understandable, for this is a brand- Byline: Mark A....
- Research articles 2004-07-19
- Tort reform gets new push; Terror bill may be recast.(political analysis )
- Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Republican control of Congress as well as the White House could mean action on many issues important to risk managers. These include asbestos litigation reform, class-action reform and medical liability reform. Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN ...
- Research articles 2002-11-11
- Health care dominates as Congress reconvenes; class action, energy and asbestos also get attention in the election year.(News)
- WASHINGTON--As the Congress and the Senate returned to Capitol Hill in January, political observers were not expecting 2004 to be a particularly productive year in terms of new legislation getting passed. With this being a presidential electio WASHINGTON--As the...
- Research articles 2004-02-01
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- Class act: Congress takes a vote on reforming class-action litigation procedures - Legal
- BUSINESS ADVOCATES HOPE THE U.S. Senate follows the lead of the House and passes a bill restricting class-action litigation. That would be good news for small businesses, which can get sucked into lawsuits just because they're located where lawyers expect to find a sympathetic court.
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- Bank Bill Delayed in House, Senate Divided
- By Kevin DrawbaughWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Progress toward tighter U.S. financial regulation faltered in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as a House committee postponed a pivotal vote and Republicans on a Senate committee aired stubborn opposition.The setbacks came as lawmakers streamed out of town for a Thanksgiving holiday break, leaving further...
- News items 2009-11-19
- Bank Bill Delayed in House, Senate Divided
- By Kevin DrawbaughWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Progress toward tighter U.S. financial regulation faltered in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as a House committee postponed a pivotal vote and Republicans on a Senate committee aired stubborn opposition.The setbacks came as lawmakers streamed out of town for a Thanksgiving holiday break, leaving further...
- News items 2009-11-19
- Bank Bill Delayed in House, Senate Divided
- By Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Progress toward tighter U.S. financial regulation faltered in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as a House committee postponed a pivotal vote and Republicans on a Senate committee aired stubborn opposition. The setbacks came as lawmakers streamed out of town for a Thanksgiving holiday break,...
- News items 2009-11-19
- Democrats Demand Action to Ease Middle-Class Squeeze
- WASHINGTON, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and Senator Charles Schumer today called for a real change in Congress, from Republican policies that put special interests before working families to leadership that serves all AmWASHINGTON, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and...
- Research articles 2006-07-26
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