| 词条 | Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 |
| 释义 |
| name = Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 | fullname = An Act to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes. | acronym = | nickname = | enacted by = 109th | effective date = | public law url = | cite public law = {{USPL|109|2}} | cite statutes at large = {{USStat|119|4}}–14 | acts amended = | title amended = | sections created = | sections amended = | leghisturl = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN00005:@@@S | introducedin = Senate | introducedbill = {{USBill|109|S|5}} | introducedby = Chuck Grassley | introduceddate = January 25, 2005 | committees = Senate Judiciary | passedbody1 = Senate | passeddate1 = February 10, 2005 | passedvote1 = [https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00009 72–26] | passedbody2 = House | passeddate2 = February 17, 2005 | passedvote2 = 279-149 | signedpresident = George W. Bush | signeddate = February 18, 2005 | amendments = | SCOTUS cases = }} The U.S. Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 28 U.S.C. Sections 1332(d), 1453, and 1711–1715, expanded subject-matter jurisdiction over many large class-action lawsuits and mass actions taken in the United States. The bill was the first major piece of legislation of the second term of the Bush Administration. Business groups and tort reform supporters had lobbied for the legislation, arguing that it was needed to prevent class-action lawsuit abuse.[1] President George W. Bush had vowed to support this legislation. The Act permits federal courts to preside over certain class actions in diversity jurisdiction where the aggregate amount in controversy exceeds $5 million; where the class comprises at least 100 plaintiffs; and where there is at least "minimal diversity" between the parties (i.e., at least one plaintiff class member is diverse from at least one defendant). The court, however, may decline jurisdiction under certain circumstances, and is required to decline jurisdiction in certain others. The Act also directs the Courts to give greater scrutiny to class action settlements, especially those involving corporations. SupportThe Act accomplished two key goals of tort reform advocates:
The Act passed the Senate 72 to 26, with all 53 Republicans voting in favor, and the Act passed the House 279 to 149, with the support of 50 Democrats and all but one of the Republicans. President George W. Bush signed the act into law on February 18, 2005. {{US fed civ pro}}CriticsCritics charged that the legislation would deprive Americans of legal recourse when they were wronged by powerful corporations. Congressman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) called the bill "the final payback to the tobacco industry, to the asbestos industry, to the oil industry, to the chemical industry at the expense of ordinary families who need to be able go to court to protect their loved ones when their health has been compromised."[2] Critics charge that this bill makes it far more difficult to bring class action suits, and may prolong such litigation, clogging the federal courts' dockets. The act also gives the federal government some ability to control, through judicial appointments, outcomes that were previously under state control.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} Critics argue that the expansion of federal jurisdiction comes at the expense of state's rights and federalism, something that Republicans have historically protested; however, proponents respond that the bill is consistent with the founders' original intent for the role of federal courts and diversity jurisdiction expressed by Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 80.[3]{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} ImpactA study by researchers at the Federal Judicial Center has found that the enactment of CAFA was followed by an increase in the number of class actions filed in or removed to the federal courts based on diversity jurisdiction. This finding is consistent with the congressional intent in enacting CAFA. The observed increase was due primarily to increases in consumer class actions. Somewhat surprisingly, the FJC study found that much of the increase in diversity class actions has been driven by an increase in original filings in federal courts. This finding suggests that plaintiffs' attorneys are choosing the federal forum, post-CAFA, rather than defendants' counsel through removal, contrary to expectations.[4] See also
References1. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32674-2005Feb17.html |title= Congress Changes Class Action Rules |accessdate=2008-09-07 |last= Branigan |first= William |date= 2005-02-17 |work= |publisher= The Washington Post}} 2. ^1 {{cite web |url= http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=search&case=/data2/circs/7th/961019.html&friend=nytimes |title= Kamilewicz v Bank Of Boston |accessdate=2008-09-07 |last= 7th Circuit |first= US Court of Appeals|year= 2003 |work=The New York Times}} 3. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.law.upenn.edu/journals/lawreview/articles/volume156/issue6/Burbank156U.Pa.L.Rev.1439(2008).pdf |format=PDF|title= The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 in Historical Context: A Preliminary Review |accessdate=2018-08-03 |last= Burbank |first= Stephen B.|date=June 2008 |work= |publisher= University of Pennsylvania Law Review}} 4. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/cafa0408.pdf/$file/cafa0408.pdf |format= PDF |title= The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 on the Federal Courts |accessdate= 2008-09-07 |last= Lee |first= Emery G. |author2= Willging, Thomas E. |date= April 2008 |work= |publisher= Federal Judicial Center |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080910230553/http://www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/cafa0408.pdf/$file/cafa0408.pdf |archive-date= 2008-09-10 |dead-url= yes |df= }} Further reading
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