Class Action Fairness Act- Not Fair, Act Today

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YIKES! Class Action Fairness Act

 

Unless you act now, next week Congress will vote to limit your

access to state courts and make it harder for you to hold

corporations and others accountable for wrongdoing and unfair or

deceptive practices. The U.S. Senate will be voting on S. 2062, the

so-called Class Action Fairness Act, which would preempt existing

state law and strip the state courts of their jurisdiction over most

class action cases, and over many mass tort cases as well.

Contact your Senators' now and urge them to oppose this anti-consumer

legislation by linking to the People Over Profits website:

http://action.peopleoverprofits.org/action/index.asp?

step=2 & item=10789

 

Even if you have never been involved in a class action case, it is

important for your voice to be heard. This bill is being touted as a

first step in a broader plan to limit your right to hold wrongdoers

accountable in all tort cases and give more rights to wealthy and

powerful corporations. Class action cases are one of the most

effective ways of ensuring that powerful corporations are held

accountable when they do harm, by allowing individuals lacking the

resources to file cases on their own to band together and bring suit

against powerful interests. Class action cases serve not only to

provide justice for those who have been wronged, but also to deter

future wrongdoing.

 

This is a draconian bill. It is not, as advertised, a fair

compromise. It would allow defendants – mainly large corporations –

to remove to the already over-burdened federal courts most class

action cases filed in state court. It would introduce massive

confusion to the process of bringing class action cases to court,

allowing those with greater resources to effectively manipulate the

system to their advantage. This is the last opportunity to stop this

bill – the House has already passed it – and the Senate will begin

debate on it on Tuesday, July 6, immediately following the ten day

Independence Day recess. There will be no filibuster against

proceeding to the bill.

 

Please forward this message to your colleagues and friends and alert

them to this attempt to limit their rights to hold wrongdoers

accountable, and tell them how to contact their United States

Senators today. Time is of the essence. It is URGENT that Senators

hear from their constituents NOW. Click here to go to the People

Over Profits website and send a message to your Senators:

http://action.peopleoverprofits.org/action/index.asp?

step=2 & item=10789

 

You can also get more information on the bill at the page above by

clicking on " Learn More About This Issue " at the above link.

If individual citizens remain silent, this bill will surely pass.

There is strong momentum behind it. Already, there are more than

enough votes to allow the Senate to call the bill up for

consideration. Don't let the Chamber of Commerce and the White House

succeed in their campaign to weaken the civil justice system.

Contact your Senator today.

Sincerely,

David S. Casey, Jr.

ATLA President