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S 5, Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, passed by the US Senate February 10, 2005. Read the full text of the bill. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

AP is reporting that the US Senate has approved the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 , which will limit class action lawsuits.3:54 PM ET - The Senate passed the bill, which will require multistate class action lawsuits...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, Feb. 10.The US Senate convenes this morning at 9:30 AM ET, and it will continue debate on S. 5 ,...

The US Senate voted 60-39 Wednesday to table an amendment to the draft Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 . The bill calls for the shifting of most class action lawsuits to federal courts and...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, Feb. 9.The US Senate convenes today at 9:30 AM ET, and it continues debate of S. 5 , the Class...

The White House has warned senators to pass a class action bill without changes as they began debate on the bill. S. 5 , which would transfer most interstate class actions to federal courts, also enjoys broad support...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, Feb. 8.In Washington today, the US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET for regular business and to consider S. 5 [bill...

The Bush administration plan to curb class action lawsuits gained a victory today as the Senate Judiciary Committee left intact language that would send many class action lawsuits from state courts to federal courts. The committee approved...

Little more than two weeks after telling the Washington Post that he would not press the Senate to pass a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, President Bush has publicly reversed course in tonight's State of the Union Address:Because...

Leading Thursday's corporations and securities brief,The trial of two former Parmalat auditors, Maurizio Bianchi and Lorenzo Penca, who both worked for auditing firm Grant Thornton, began today in Milan, Italy. This is the first trial since the...