Class Action Fairness Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Class_Action_Fairness_Act
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Statements (23)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects class action lawsuits
gptkbp:appliesTo interstate class actions
gptkbp:category 2005 in American law
Class action lawsuits in the United States
gptkbp:citation 119 Stat. 4
gptkbp:codifiedIn 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1453, 1711–1715
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2005
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:fullName Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Class Action Fairness Act
gptkbp:jurisdictionChange permits removal of certain class actions to federal court
gptkbp:limitation forum shopping in class action lawsuits
gptkbp:minimumAmountInControversy $5,000,000
gptkbp:minimumClassSizeForFederalJurisdiction 100 plaintiffs
gptkbp:publicLawNumber Pub.L. 109–2
gptkbp:purpose expand federal jurisdiction over class action lawsuits
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:CAFA
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:George_W._Bush
February 18, 2005
gptkbp:sponsor Senator Charles Grassley
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Acts_of_the_108th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7