Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during floor debate on H.R. 372, the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017.Chairman Goodlatte: I rise today in support of a bill that will move us a step closer towards restoring healthy competition in the health insurance industry. Today, the health insurance industry is besieged by dwindling competition and skyrocketing premiums.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Chairman Tom Marino (R-Pa.) issued the following statement praising the House Judiciary Committee’s approval of the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 372) by voice vote.

“Obamacare is collapsing, and hardworking Americans are the ones who are suffering because of this poorly designed law.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 372).Chairman Goodlatte: Today, the health insurance industry finds itself in a great state of flux.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s latest Executive Order to roll back red tape: “For years, hardworking Americans have been asking Washington to lift the burdens of

Washington, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R. 985, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act.Chairman Goodlatte: Recently, an independent research firm surveyed companies in 26 countries and found that 80 percent of those that were subject to a class action lawsuit are U.S. companies, putting those U.S.

Legislation will bring transparency to asbestos trusts to assist deserving victims

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Vice-Chairman Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) released the following statements upon the House Judiciary Committee’s approval of the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act (H.R.

Washington, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R. 906, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017. Chairman Goodlatte: The history of asbestos litigation is filled with human tragedy, culminating in what the Supreme Court described as an “asbestos litigation crisis” in the pivotal case of Amchem v. Windsor.