The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 increases defendants ' ability to remove state cases to federal court by giving federal courts original jurisdiction for all class actions with damages exceeding $ 5, 000, 000, exclusive of interest and costs.

It should be noted, however, that the Class Action Fairness Act contains carve-outs for, ' inter alia ', shareholder class actions covered by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and those concerning internal corporate governance issues ( the latter typically being brought as shareholder derivative actions in the state courts of Delaware, the state of incorporation of most large corporations ).

The preamble to the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, passed by the United States Congress, found:

The preamble to the Class Action Fairness Act stated that some abusive class actions harmed class members with legitimate claims and defendants that have acted responsibly ; adversely affected interstate commerce ; and undermined public respect for the country's judicial system.

The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 addresses these concerns.

* Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse

* John Beisner and Charles Borden, On the Road to Litigation Abuse: The Continuing Export of U. S. Class Action and Antitrust Law, U. S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Oct 2006

A Power Set was also available, which included the Action Set, the Power Pad and a 3-in-1 cartridge that included Duck Hunt, World Class Track Meet and Super Mario Bros.

Social Class, Social Action, and Education: The Failure of Progressive Democracy.

* In Class Action, the Old Mission was featured in the funeral scene of the movie.

* Class Action ( 1991 )

Wyden voted against the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, a Republican effort to restrict the number of class actions suits against businesses and the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, a bipartisan change in bankruptcy law designed to make it more difficult to file for bankruptcy and to make those in bankruptcy pay more of their debts.

* Settlement of Frank Chavez v. Netflix, Inc. Class Action

She voted for the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 and the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.

Charges are being considered of Criminal Negligence Causing Death, and a Class Action Lawsuit for the passengers is proceeding while the Ferry and Marine Union seeks to re-instate the fired crew who failed to provide information to the $ 1 million TSB enquiry.

After having been approved by an Ontario Superior Court judge, CIBC announced on October 15, 2004 that the settlement will result in the bank paying $ 13. 85 million to its cardholders, $ 1 million to the United Way, $ 1. 65 million to the Class Action Fund of the Law Society of Upper Canada, and $ 3 million in legal fees.

* River Rouge Class Action Litigation Update

X-Men: Evolution won the award for Outstanding Sound Mixing-Special Class at the 28th Daytime Emmy Awards, on May 18, 2001 and won the award for Outstanding Sound Editing – Live Action and Animation at the 30th Daytime Emmy Awards, on May 16, 2003.

Chafee also Cosponsored the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, which expanded federal jurisdiction over class-action lawsuits, and voted against a wholesale ban on gifts from employees of lobbying companies.

Some Red Action members went on to found the Independent Working Class Association.

He has a mixed record on tort reform issues, voting against the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and the Class Action Fairness Act, but voting in favor of the vetoed Common Sense Product Liability and Legal Reform Act and the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.

In the Michael Apted film Class Action ( 1991 ) with Gene Hackman, Hicks is seen performing with Eisenberg and Price at Rosatti's in San Francisco.

Class Action is a 1991 American drama thriller film directed by Michael Apted.

Class Action opened at # 4 in its opening weekend with $ 4, 207, 923 and ended with a domestic gross of $ 24, 277, 858 ; a worldwide total of $ 28, 277, 918 was made and the film was a moderate box office success.

He knows your signals, what is expected of him and the way the Class is conducted, right up through the flash-bulbs of the photographers ''.

This is the third time in 28 years of Junior Showmanship at Westminster that a lady Handler has judged the Class.

At the recent horse show convention in New York it was stated that this Intermediate Judging Class is meeting with great success and will be a great help to future judges in the horse world.

This Class can be just as successful in the dog world if it is given a chance.

Mr. Booker T. W. Jones Food Technician First Class is not sad ; ;

Maximum power output from a Bluetooth radio is 100 mW, 2. 5 mW, and 1 mW for Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 devices respectively, which puts Class 1 at a lower level than mobile phones, and the other two classes much lower.

* Video ( Princeton University, September 7, 2003 )-" Assembly for the Class of 2007: ' D is for Digital and Why It Matters '"

Class actions are commonly referred to as class action suits ; however, this phrase is redundant as the historical distinction between " actions " at law and " suits " in equity is no longer recognized.

Mercer is perhaps best known as the ringside commentator of World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s.

Terms invented by Adams in relation to the strip, and sometimes used by fans in describing their own office environments, include “ Induhvidual .” This term is based on the American English slang expression “ duh !” The conscious misspelling of individual as induhvidual is a pejorative term for people who are not in the DNRC ( Dogbert's New Ruling Class ).

DMT is classified in New Zealand as a Class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.

DMT is classified in the United Kingdom as a Class A drug.

He is probably best known today for his historical work on the British radical movements in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in particular The Making of the English Working Class ( 1963 ).

Class AB is widely considered a good compromise for audio amplifiers, since much of the time the music is quiet enough that the signal stays in the " class A " region, where it is amplified with good fidelity, and by definition if passing out of this region, is large enough that the distortion products typical of class B are relatively small.

Class AB sacrifices some efficiency over class B in favor of linearity, thus is less efficient ( below 78. 5 % for full-amplitude sinewaves in transistor amplifiers, typically ; much less is common in class-AB vacuum-tube amplifiers ).

In Europe, Middle East and Asia, offshore powerboat racing is led by the UIM regulated Class 1 and Powerboat GPS ( formerly known as Powerboat P1 ).

Class II games are not so tightly regulated by the state.

Part 95 of the Code of Federal Regulations regulated the Class D CB service, on the 27 MHz band, as of the 1970s.

Ordinary hearing aids are Class I regulated medical devices under Federal Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) rules.

The annual license fee for licensed animal dealers ( Class A or B ) ranges from $ 30 to $ 750, depending on the annual dollar volume of business in regulated animals.

The annual license fee for Class C licensed animal exhibitors ranges from $ 30 to $ 300, depending on the number of regulated animals held.

Class II gaming is regulated by the tribes with oversight by the National Indian Gaming Commission.

The Defense Blood Standard System ( DBSS ) is a Food and Drug Administration ( FDA )- regulated, Class II Medical Device designed to handle blood collection, processing and tracking procedures, and automation of standards and safeguards for the Military Health System ( MHS ) blood supply.

The constant current systems of Class 74 were designed to allow the driver to apply power very near the limit of adhesion and the booster output is regulated in such a way that the maximum current of any traction motor group does not exceed the selected value.