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Senate vote expected soon on class action reform bill.(News): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Tort reform supporters are praising Senate Republican leaders for keeping their word by pushing a class action reform bill to the front of the legislative lines. The latest version of the Class Action Fairness Byline: MARK...; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2005-01-24
Class action reform compromise reached; Legislation awaited.(News): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Although details of the proposal are scant, a class action reform compromise reached on the eve of the Senate's Thanksgiving recess appears to be no turkey, say reform proponents. In fact, the compromise, which Byline: MARK A....; Tags: Charles Schumer, class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2003-12-08
Class action bill passes Senate; Expected approval in House would give tort reformers rare victory.(News): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-The U.S. Senate's 72-26 vote in favor of the Class Action Fairness Act last week could ease the way for additional federal tort reforms, say tort reform advocates. The bipartisan bill, which, among other things Byline: MARK...; Tags: class action, tort, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2005-02-14
Chamber Hails Senate Passage of Class Action Reform; Calls on House to "Finish the Job": WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform today hailed the Senate for passing the Class Action Fairness Act (S.5), a bill designed to curb class action lawsuit abuse in state courts. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform...; Tags: class action, job, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2005-02-10
Senate puts class-action reform on fast track.: THE WAY WAS APPARENTLY cleared last week for prompt passage of class-action reform within two weeks by the U.S. Senate--the traditional bottleneck for the insurance industry's long-sought legislative relief. That was the implication of the announc THE WAY WAS APPARENTLY cleared last week...; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2005-01-31

Delay on vote may improve class action bill's outlook.(News): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-Supporters of class action reform are hopeful that the Senate's delay in considering a major reform bill will actually help their case. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., had initially scheduled a Jun Byline: MARK A....; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2004-06-07
Editorial: Redouble effort in tort reform battle.(Opinions)(Editorial): EVEN AS DEFEATS GO, last week's Senate scuttling of a reasonable class-action reform bill was a real heartbreaker. Senate supporters of the Class Action Fairness Act came up only a single vote shy of cutting off debate on proceeding with the bill. EVEN...; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2003-10-27
Senate to consider malpractice legislation, then class action reform.(News): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-The Senate leadership's decision to push ahead with medical malpractice liability reform legislation this week means that class action reform legislation won't come to the floor as quickly as its supporters had h Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN ...; Tags: class action, leadership, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2004-02-23
US Senate considers Class Action Fairness Act: The United States Senate is considering the Class Action Fairness Act, legislation that would shift many class-action suits from state to federal courts.; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2004-07-16
Dems divided on class action reform. (Litigation).(Class action legal reform, nationwide litigation against major insurance companies)(Government Activity)(Brief Article): Top Senate Democrats are deeply divided over the issue of class action legal reform, with both supporters and opponents of reform legislation claiming to represent consumer interests. The split was highlighted during a Senate Judiciary Committee h Top Senate Democrats are deeply divided...; Tags: class action, insurance, litigation, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2002-08-05
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...; Tags: class action, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2004-07-12
Class-action reform passed at last, but impact may be limited: house joins Senate in backing bill, but analysts doubt new law will be a panacea.(Now What?): You COULDN'T BLAME the insurance industry for wanting to strike up the band and start a parade to herald the long-awaited passage of federal legislation to reform class-action litigation. However, a celebration might be premature. It is undoubtedl You COULDN'T BLAME the insurance...; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2005-02-21
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...; Tags: class action, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2003-11-24
Senate hearing examines Class Action reform. (Capitol Beat).: The Senate Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing to focus on S 1712, the bipartisan Class Action Fairness Act, which would allow for multi-state class action lawsuits to be held in federal court rather than in state courts. The Senate Judiciary Committee recently...; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2002-09-01
Senate likely to move on class-action reform.(News): Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN WASHINGTON-The Senate is likely to vote on class-action reform legislation within the next few weeks, according to one of the bill's chief Democratic backers. In fact, the Class Action Fairness Act-S. 274-will probably re Byline: MARK A....; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2003-09-08
ACC Promises Aggressive Campaign For Class Action Reform Legislation.(American Chemistry Council wants most state class action suits handled in federal courts): THE AMERICAN Chemistry Council ACC and other business groups plan to mount an aggressive campaign this year to enact legislation that would transfer most state class action lawsuits to federal courts, a senior industry official told CMR last week THE AMERICAN Chemistry Council ACC...; Tags: class action, class action suit, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2001-03-19
Editorial: Maintain class-action reform push.(Opinions)(Editorial): SENATE PASSAGE OF class-action reform legislation may finally be within reach. But reaching that goal may require a little more work by risk managers and others who want to restore some balance to a class-action system that's too often out of whac SENATE...; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2003-09-08
Class Action Reform Imminent.(Brief Article): INDUSTRY-BACKED legislation to reform the class action lawsuit system will be introduced in the Senate before lawmakers begin a month-long recess on August 6, sources told CMR last week. Although not announced by the principal sponsors--Sens. INDUSTRY-BACKED legislation...; Tags: class action, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2001-07-30
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...; Tags: class action, tort, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2004-07-19
Senate to Study Class Action Reform Legislation.(Brief Article): Sen. Hatch says Judiciary Committee will consider a bill in June despite opposition from lawyers. SENATE JUDICIARY Committee chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) says his panel will consider class action reform legislation in June, with a vote on th ...; Tags: class action, class action lawsuit, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2000-05-22