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President Signs Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
THE PRESIDENT: The first bill signing ceremony of 2005
The bill I'm about to sign is a model of effective, bipartisan legislation. By working together over several years, we have agreed on a practical way to begin restoring common sense and balance to America's legal system. The Class-Action Fairness Act of 2005 marks a critical step toward ending the lawsuit culture in our country. The bill will ease the needless burden of litigation on every American worker, business, and family. By beginning the important work of legal reform, we are meeting our duty to solve problems now, and not to pass them on to future generations.
Second, the bill provides new safeguards to ensure that plaintiffs and class-action lawsuits are treated fairly. The bill requires judges to consider the real monetary value of coupons and discounts, so that victims can count on true compensation for their injuries. It demands settlements and rulings to be explained in plain English, so that class members understand their full rights.
There's more to do. Small business owners across America fear that one junk lawsuit could force them to close their doors for good. Medical liability lawsuits are driving up the cost for doctors and patients and entrepreneurs around the country. Asbestos litigation alone has led to the bankruptcy of dozens of companies and cost tens of thousands of jobs, even though many asbestos claims are filed on behalf of people who aren't actually sick.
Class-action reform will help keep America the best place in the world to do business. It will help ensure justice for our citizens, and I'm confident that this bill will be the first of many bipartisan achievements in the year 2005.
Vioxx is one of the recalled drugs that has caused a major class action lawsuit.
The class action lawsuit against Merck will include individuals in the United States who used Vioxx between May 20, 1999 and September 30, 2004 for at least six consecutive weeks. Currently, Merck is facing more than 27,000 Vioxx lawsuits, which the company plans to litigate individually.
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Definition:
An objector is a class member that disagrees with a certain aspect of the settlement.
Injunctive relief class
Definition:
A lawsuit for the primary purpose to prevent someone to continue a certain act is called injunctive relief class
Intervention
Definition:
A person who is not originally named as part of the party to the litigation can intervene and seek approval to join the suit. Absent class members don?t have to intervene to share in any settlement, however.
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