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House Passes Class Action Bill; Next Stop Is Bush's Desk
By Arthur D. PostalHouse Passes Class-Action Bill; Next Stop Is Bushs DeskWashingtonThe House overwhelmingly passed legislation on Feb. 17 that would take large multistate class-action lawsuits out of ...
November 13, 2002
Reports: Terrorism Backstop Legislation In TroubleNU Online News Service, Nov. 13, 9:04 a.m. -- Congress will have trouble passing federal terrorism "backstop" legislation this term, according to press reports.Efforts ...
August 02, 2002
Norwood: Patient Rights Dead For 2002NU Online News Service, Aug. 2, 11:45 a.m. -- WashingtonFederal Patient's Bill of Rights legislation is effectively dead for this year, according to the ...
June 10, 2002
Republicans Respond To Terror Insurance BillNU Online News Service, June 10, 5:45 p.m. -- WashingtonBush administration officials are pressing Republican leaders to support terrorism insurance legislation, but they stopped ...
March 14, 2002
House Approves Class-Action Jurisdiction BillNU Online News Service, March 14, 10:03 a.m. -- WashingtonBy a 233-190 vote, the House of Representatives has approved industry-backed legislation that grants federal ...
September 02, 2001
Empire Pleads With New York Officials To Enact Conversion LegislationEmpire Pleads With New York Officials To Enact Conversion LegislationByEmpire HealthChoice Inc., the parent company of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, is pleading with New ...
August 22, 2001
Empire Blue Publishes Ad Asking New York Legislature To Let It ConvertNU Online News Service, Aug. 22, 12:26 p.m. -- Empire HealthChoice Inc., New York, the parent company of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, has ...
July 05, 2001
Class Action Reform Bill IntroducedByWashington Bipartisan legislation that would allow large class-action lawsuits to be heard in federal, rather than state, courts has been introduced in the House of ...