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Sweeping Litigation Reform Expands Federal Jurisdiction over Class Actions

On Feb. 18, 2005, President Bush signed into law the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 ("CAFA"), which will apply to any civil action commenced on or after the date of enactment. CAFA is the first major litigation reform legislation to pass Congress in nearly a decade and arguably represents the most significant change in class action law in the United States since the adoption of Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in 1967.

54 minute read March 31, 2005 at 08:25 AM
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Gregg A. Farley and Kimberly H. Clancy
Sweeping Litigation Reform Expands Federal Jurisdiction over Class Actions

On Feb. 18, 2005, President Bush signed into law the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), which will apply to any civil action commenced on or after the date of enactment.

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