Chairman Bob Goodlatte Introduces Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act
April 22, 2015
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) introduced the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015 (H.R. 1927) to strengthen federal class action lawsuit rules by ensuring victims who have experienced actual or comparable injury are justly compensated.
The bill calls for reforms to the current federal class action lawsuit framework by requiring classes that consist of members with the same type and extent of injury. Under the proposed legislation, uninjured or non-comparably injured parties can still join class actions, but must do so separately from parties that experienced more extensive injury.
The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice is scheduled to hold a legislative hearing on the bill on Wednesday, April 29, 2015.
Chairman Goodlatte and Subcommittee Chairman Franks issued the following statements on the introduction of the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015:
Chairman Goodlatte: “The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act is a simple, one-page bill, that furthers a common sense principle that should apply to class action lawsuits in the future. Only those people who share injuries of the same type and extent should be part of a class action lawsuit. I was proud to help move the Class Action Fairness Act through Congress ten years ago, and today I am introducing this legislation to supplement the protections afforded to victims in class actions, and further reduce wasteful litigation in our courts.”
Subcommittee Chairman Franks: "Class action lawsuits should allow those with serious injuries to have their own day in court. The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act would do just that."
The bill calls for reforms to the current federal class action lawsuit framework by requiring classes that consist of members with the same type and extent of injury. Under the proposed legislation, uninjured or non-comparably injured parties can still join class actions, but must do so separately from parties that experienced more extensive injury.
The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice is scheduled to hold a legislative hearing on the bill on Wednesday, April 29, 2015.
Chairman Goodlatte and Subcommittee Chairman Franks issued the following statements on the introduction of the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015:
Chairman Goodlatte: “The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act is a simple, one-page bill, that furthers a common sense principle that should apply to class action lawsuits in the future. Only those people who share injuries of the same type and extent should be part of a class action lawsuit. I was proud to help move the Class Action Fairness Act through Congress ten years ago, and today I am introducing this legislation to supplement the protections afforded to victims in class actions, and further reduce wasteful litigation in our courts.”
Subcommittee Chairman Franks: "Class action lawsuits should allow those with serious injuries to have their own day in court. The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act would do just that."