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		<title><![CDATA[Senate approves class action legislation.(Capitol Beat)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In mid-February, the United States Senate passed the Class Action  Fairness Act, S 5, by a vote of 72 to 26. The measure calls for moving  many class-action lawsuits from state courts to federal courts when the  amount in dispute exceeds $5 million and   In...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[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?)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Senate Judiciary Committee approves bill to move large class actions]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(This article originally ran in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication). A bill that would move large class actions filed in state court to federal court has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Class action reform wins Senate approval.(News Flash)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEGISLATION TO REFORM the class action litigation system finally  won passage in the Senate late last week, after failing in the chamber  several times in the past few years.    At press time, it was expected that the measure, known as S. S,  would be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Class action bill passes Senate; Expected approval in House would give tort reformers rare victory.(News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Senate Sees 28 Vote Swing on Class Action Reform; FreedomWorks Campaign Helps Pass Bill by 72-26 Vote]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- FreedomWorks cheered the U.S. Senate for passing S.5, the Class Action Fairness Act, by a large bipartisan vote late yesterday. Class Action reform is a major component of the FreedomWorks' agenda and is part of a brWASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- FreedomWorks cheered...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ACEC Applauds Senate Passage of Class Action Reform Bill; Engineering Firms Also Fall Victim to Lawsuit Abuse]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The American Council of Engineering Companies ACEC strongly endorsed today's Senate passage of the Class Action Fairness Act (S.5), as a first step in bringing common sense and meaningful reform to a troubled U.S. legal system.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chamber Hails Senate Passage of Class Action Reform; Calls on House to "Finish the Job"]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DeLay, Sensenbrenner, Goodlatte Hail Senate Passage of Class Action Reform Legislation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.), and House Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the sponsor of class action reform legislationWASHINGTON, Feb. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), House Judiciary Committee Chairman...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DeLay, Sensenbrenner Hopeful on Class Action Reform; Senate Judiciary Reports S.5 to Floor Without Amendments]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUGAR LAND, Texas., Feb. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) applauded the Senate's recent progress toward making class action reform a reality.  Yesterday, the Senate JudiSUGAR LAND, Texas., Feb. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Urges Senate to Exempt Civil Rights and Wage and Hour Cases from Class Action Bill]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law calls upon Senators to amend the class action bill to insure that America's workers are protected. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law calls upon Senators to amend the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alliance for Justice Speaks Out Against Senate Committee Approval of the Class Action Bill]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Alliance for Justice raised a strong warning today about the Senate Judiciary Committee vote to approve of the Class Action Fairness Act (S. 5), and outlined a series of steps to mitigate the damage this bill could doWASHINGTON, Feb. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Alliance...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Senate puts class-action reform on fast track.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[House to again consider bill to curb frivolous lawsuits.(News)(Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, H.R. 420)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN    WASHINGTON-Another front in the battle over federal tort reform has  opened on Capitol Hill, as the House will begin considering legislation  that would impose mandatory sanctions on attorneys who file frivolous  lawsuits.      Byline: MARK A....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Senate vote expected soon on class action reform bill.(News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tort reform proponents foresee action in 2005; Bush expected to push for civil justice reform legislation.(News)(George W. Bush)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sweeping Republican victory seen facilitating class-action reform effort: defeat of Senate minority leader removes one major roadblock for the industry.(Bush Prevails)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tort reform supporters hail election outcome.(Election 2004)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN    WASHINGTON-President Bush's re-election and the exit of  several anti-tort reform lawmakers from the Senate could help push civil  justice reform closer to reality in the next Congress.    Gone are such tort reform opponents a  Byline: MARK A....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Senate has its own attention deficit.(Commentary)(National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Senate inaction dooms reform.(News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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