ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss GOP Proposal To Send Class-Action Lawsuits to Federal Courts.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: House Republicans are proposing legislation to move the majority of national class-action lawsuits from state to federal courts, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article by The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . Supporters This article is about supporters in heraldry. For the use in British English meaning supporting sports teams, see fan (person). In heraldry, supporters are figures usually placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up. of the legislation claim the shift will prevent lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. abuse in which lawyers obtain millions of dollars while victims receive little or no compensation. House Democrats The List of notable Democrats is a list of prominent politicians, government officials, and organizational leaders of the Democratic Party of the United States. Prominent figures of the Democratic Party Currently notable Democrats
tr.v. o·ver·load·ed, o·ver·load·ing, o·ver·loads To load too heavily. n. An excessive load. Adj. 1. federal court system. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: -0- A. Barry Cappello is managing partner of the Santa Barbara, California law firm of Cappello & McCann and author of the book Lender Liability (450 pages, LEXIS Publishers), the first and leading treatise on the subject. Cappello has gained recognition as one of the nation's leading plaintiffs' trial lawyers and authorities on complex commercial litigation, including lender liability, class action and environmental litigation. PR: Diane Rumbaugh, 805-493-2877, rumbaugh@earthlink.net Neal Pope, of Pope McGlamry Kilpatrick Morrison & Norwood LLP, has been practicing law and specializing in litigation for more than 30 years. He and his firm specialize in class action lawsuits to help consumers as well as lawsuits between corporations. He has won settlements from some of the biggest corporations in the United States. He successfully handled the Georgia "diminished value" case against automobile insurance companies that resulted in nearly $1 billion to be paid to insured Georgians. PR: Kevin Sullivan, 404-636-8200 x225, ksullivan@hopebeckham.com Professor Paul H. Rubin, of Emory University, Department of Economics, is an expert in economics, antitrust and class actions. 404-727-6365, 404-727-6123 (University PR Phone) Professor Elliott Weiss, of the University of Arizona, has taught corporate law and securities litigation for almost 25 years. He is the co-author of a leading corporation law casebook. In recent years, his focus has been on securities class action litigation. 520-621-3578 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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