H.R. 985 (115 th ): Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017

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H.R. 985 prohibits a federal court from certifying any proposed class seeking monetary relief for personal injury or economic loss unless the party seeking the class action shows that each proposed class member suffered the same type and scope of injury as the named class representative or representatives. The bill requires a court, in issuing a class certification order for any class subject to the bill’s requirements, to also certify that those requirements have been met based on a rigorous analysis of the evidence presented, and requires that class action lawyers should only get paid after the victims get paid and orders any third-party funding agreement to be disclosed to the district court.

Sponsor and status

Bob Goodlatte

Sponsor. Representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district. Republican.

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on March 9, 2017 but was never passed by the Senate.

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History

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1927 (114th).

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H.R. 985 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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This bill was introduced in the 115 th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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