Don't Lock the Courthouse Doors to Consumers: Pass the Bingaman Consumer Amendment
We, the undersigned groups, urge you to vote for the Bingaman Consumer Amendment when the so-called “Class Action Fairness Act” (S. 5) reaches the Senate floor. We fear that if S. 5 passes without this amendment, millions of consumers who are harmed by violations of state consumer protection laws will have no avenue to recover their losses and hold corporations accountable. The Bingaman amendment has a simple goal: to ensure that the legislation accomplishes its purported goal of having “national in scope” class actions heard in federal court.
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