In a 279-149 vote, the House on Thursday passed legislation that would transfer most large, multistate class action lawsuits to federal court, fulfilling one of President Bush's second-term goals. The aim of the bill was to protect businesses and stop lawyers from reaping huge profits by filing suits in carefully selected state courts. Bush is expected to sign the bill into law today.
February 18, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Congress on Thursday passed legislation that would transfer most large, multistate class action lawsuits to federal court, fulfilling one of President Bush’s second-term goals.
The aim of the bill was to protect businesses and stop lawyers from reaping huge profits by filing suits in carefully selected state courts.
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