Summary
Legal reform is on the march in Congress, but Democratic lawmakers appear out of step with their constituent base on the issue. Earlier this year the House and Senate enacted class- action reform, and are now poised to do the same on bankruptcy legislation after the Easter congressional break. Lawmakers have other initiatives in their sights for later this year, like asbestos litigation and medical malpractice reforms. The trial bar, while far from vanquished, is under siege on a number of fronts - not facing one apocalyptic battle, but certainly getting wet feet from the leaking levy that used to keep these issues bottled up.
Most Democrats have been in lock step with the trial bar on these questions. All but 15 Democrats voted against medical-malpractice reform last year. A large majority of their party also voted against class-action reform earlier this year. Democrats also supported most of the defeated amendments aimed at upsetting the delicate balance on the recently passed Senate bankruptcy reform measure, which the House considers next week (week of April 4th).See the full content of this document
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Democrats Out of Step? ; Voters Want Legal Reforms
Are all these "no" votes supported by Democratic voters? Polling data suggests otherwise. Whil...
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