As expected, state lawmakers on Tuesday killed a bill aimed at curbing class actions in California. Lawyers and consumer group representatives had testified that the bill was a ploy to shift class action law in corporate defendants' favor. The bill's defeat ignited talk in the Capitol that the real intent of the legislation's backers is to pursue a similarly worded ballot measure. The chatter was fueled in part by an unusual public letter of support for the bill from the governor's policy research office.
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Calif. Lawmakers Reject Class Action Limits
The Recorder
May 10, 2007
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