Sentence examples for litigation act from inspiring English sources

Their modest but potentially lifesaving measure, the Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014, would require federal judges to consider the public's interest in transparency before sealing court records in civil actions, or approving settlement agreements in cases affecting public health and safety.

Representative Keith Wheeler of Illinois recently introduced a bill called the "Ethics in Patent Litigation Act" that would make it the public policy of the state that attorneys should not be able to buy patents themselves for the purpose of suing others if they aren't in the business of any other productive activity.

The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 was introduced Feb. 10 by U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va)., the same congressman who introduced the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 banning coupon settlements and pushing many class actions into federal court where judges tend to be a little more skeptical of lawyer-driven litigation.

The committee heard testimony from two business organizations supporting measures like the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act, a bill that passed the House of Representatives in March with the support of Republicans, while a law professor and former plaintiffs attorney said these proposed bills would close courtroom doors to Americans.

The "Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017" (H.R. 985) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA).

The most immediate threat to courtroom access is the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017, which passed the House of Representatives in March and is under consideration by the Senate.

The "Government Litigation Savings Act" would make changes to the implementation of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA).

Jacobs had become an accomplished jailhouse litigator despite barriers put in place by the 1996 Prison Litigation Reform Act, which forces prisoners to exhaust the grievance system before bringing charges and to pay a $350 fee just for filing lawsuits.

The Prison Litigation Reform Act applies to cases that deal with "prison conditions".

That same year, the Prison Litigation Reform Act made it far more difficult for inmates to challenge the conditions of their confinement.

Congress included the physical injury requirement in the Prison Litigation Reform Act, which it passed in 1996 to deter inmates from bringing frivolous lawsuits.