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      "title": "Class Actions and Legislative Proposals in the 109th Congress: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005",
      "summary": "S. 5 , the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 has three main sections: (1) an amendment\nto the federal diversity statute; (2) a provision regarding removal; and (3) a consumer class action\n\"bill of rights.\" It would control and restrict class action lawsuits by shifting some of the suits from\nstate to federal courts. This would be achieved by creating federal jurisdiction over class action suits\nwhen the total amount in dispute exceeds $5,000,000 and when any plaintiff lives in a state different\nfrom that of any defendant. The bill would treat certain \"mass actions\" with more than 100 plaintiffs\nas class actions for purposes of jurisdiction.  S. 5  would require judges to review all\nsettlements based on the issuance of coupons to plaintiffs and limit attorney's fees to the value of the\ncoupon settlements actually received by class members. It would also require careful scrutiny of \"net\nloss\" settlements in which class members ultimately lose money. The legislation would ban\nsettlements that award some class members a larger recovery because they live closer to the court. \nIt would allow federal courts to maximize the benefits of class action settlements. Among other\nthings,  S. 5  would also require that a notice of proposed settlements be provided to the\nappropriate state and federal officials such as the state attorneys general. It was reported out of the\nSenate Judiciary Committee without amendment. On February 10, 2005, the Senate passed\n S. 5  (72-26) without amendment. On February 17, 2005, the House also passed\n S. 5  without amendment, 279-149 and it is expected to be signed by the President.",
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