Class-action suits have long been a way for common consumers to use their strength in numbers to address grievances and apply accountability against companies but have recently hit high walls since the business-friendly Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 was passed (See "Class-Action Law Gums Up Courts").
The Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) of 2005 expanded federal jurisdiction over class-action lawsuits primarily to reduce so-called "forum shopping, " where plaintiffs would look for the locale friendliest to class-action cases and then file in courts there.
The Act banned the ownership of semi-automatic and pump-action rifles, weapons which fire explosive ammunition, short shotguns with magazines and elevated pump-action and self-loading rifles.
He has taken action -- executive action to enhance our cybersecurity, but Congress needs to act.
Posner brought the big guns to bear, citing the seldom-used All Writs Act to decertify the California class action and accusing Krislov of something close to extortion against Sears.
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Specifically, the Act provides an independent cause of action for a whistle-blower who has experienced employer retaliation, which allows the whistle-blower to recover double back pay with interest and attorney fees.
The justices ruled that there had been no change of use within the section of the Town and Country Planning Act, which imposes a four-year time limit for taking enforcement action against breaches of planning control.
But if Boehner's plan is for his party to act as an oppositional force -- trying to block, delay and prevent legislative action -- then the GOP could find itself in big trouble.
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And I just want to be clear that as -- specifically, the jobs act is filled with provisions that require legislative action.
The UK's controversial Digital Economy Act makes provisions for tough action against those who downloading pirated music and films - initially sanctioning a letter-writing campaign asking them to desist.
The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act -- not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth.
The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth.
That case tests whether businesses can short-circuit a consumer class action by invoking the federal Arbitration Act, which encourages arbitration instead of litigation.
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Another case challenges a creative work-around lawyers dreamed up after Congress passed the Class Action Fairness Act in 2005.
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James injured his shoulder in the act of scoring and the World Cup-winning South Africa fly-half was forced out of the action.
Section 201(d) of the Implementation Act authorizes the President to take such action as may be necessary in implementing the tariff-rate quotas set forth in Appendix I to the General Notes to the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement to ensure that imports of agricultural goods do not disrupt the orderly marketing of commodities in the United States.
Three police officers face disciplinary action for failing to act on a warning that the man who murdered his ex-lover had a gun and had made death threats.
The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2004, five years before the passage of the CARD Act.
But for those members of Congress who are here, I still need some action from Congress -- (laughter) -- on the American Jobs Act and other steps.
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It has just enough ideas to justify its narrative journey, and only enough action beats to construct a solid trailer (the film has one very strong second-act chase scene).
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None of this would work, Greve notes, unless every state legislature passed its version of the MSA, a collective action that created the equivalent of a gross violation of the federal Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
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Campaign organiser Andrew Pendleton of the environmental group Friends of the Earth said "leading retailers have already taken action by removing these pesticides from their shelves and supply chains - the UK government must act too".
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