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BREAKING NEWS ~ President signs class actions bill News
BREAKING NEWS ~ President signs class actions bill
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
February 18, 2005 11:57:00 am

[JURIST] President Bush has signed the Class Action Fairness Act limiting class-action lawsuits, saying it will restore "common sense and balance to America's legal system."

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