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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 27, 2000
Consumer Rights in Federal Class Actions Act of 2000 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require the complaint in a class action to include a disclosure of the recovery sought for class members and the anticipated attorney's fees. Excludes from such requirement class action claims concerning: (1) a covered security; (2) the internal affairs or governance of a business enterprise under State law; or (3) the rights, duties, and obligations relating to any security. Requires the counsel for a class, no later than ten days after a proposed class action settlement is filed, to notify all class members with specified information of the proposed settlement agreement, including a member's benefits, rights, and obligations thereunder.
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Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN] · R–MN
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9389-9390)
Introduced in Senate
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