By a vote of 72-26, the Senate approved a measure Thursday that will keep large, multistate class action lawsuits out of the hands of state courts and instead put those cases before federal judges, who have not proven as open to that type of suit. The bill's supporters say it's needed because greedy lawyers have taken advantage of the state system by filing frivolous lawsuits. Opponents say the bill's supporters are trying to help businesses escape proper judgments for their wrongdoing.
February 11, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The Senate approved a measure Thursday to help shield businesses from major class action lawsuits like the ones that have been brought against tobacco companies, giving President Bush the first legislative victory of his second term.
Under the legislation, long sought by big business, large multistate class action lawsuits could no longer be heard in small state courts. Such courts have handed out multimillion-dollar verdicts.
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