Disambiguation evidence for Class Action Fairness Act (debated and partially advanced; final enactment in 109th) via surface form
"Class Action Fairness Act"
As subject (31)
Triples where this entity appears as subject under the
label "Class Action Fairness Act".
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| affects | defendants' ability to remove class actions to federal court ⓘ |
| affects | plaintiffs' ability to keep large class actions in state courts ⓘ |
| aimsTo | curb perceived abuses in state courts in class action litigation ⓘ |
| aimsTo | expand federal jurisdiction over large class action lawsuits ⓘ |
| aimsTo | promote more uniform handling of multi-state class actions ⓘ |
| appliesTo | class actions involving minimal diversity of citizenship ⓘ |
| appliesTo | interstate class actions ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw | civil procedure ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw | class action litigation ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw | federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| changes | removal procedures for class actions from state to federal court ⓘ |
| changes | rules for federal subject-matter jurisdiction over class actions ⓘ |
| contains | notice requirements to state and federal officials for proposed class settlements ⓘ |
| contains | provisions on coupon settlements ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enactedBy | 109th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | new amount-in-controversy thresholds for federal jurisdiction over class actions ⓘ |
| hasEffect | limited state courts' roles in nationwide class settlements ⓘ |
| hasEffect | shifted many large class actions from state courts to federal courts ⓘ |
| hasShortName | CAFA ⓘ |
| instanceOf | United States federal statute ⓘ |
| instanceOf | class action law reform statute ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal courts of the United States ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | concerns about forum shopping in state courts ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | concerns about inconsistent outcomes in multi-state class actions ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some consumer advocacy groups ⓘ |
| regulates | certain mass actions ⓘ |
| regulates | class action lawsuits ⓘ |
| requires | federal courts to decline jurisdiction over certain local controversies ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| supportedBy | many business and industry groups ⓘ |