APPENDIX

The following federal legislation is mentioned in this report:

Expanding Liability

• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (H.R. 11, S. 181) (employment discrimination) (enacted 1/29/2009 as Public Law 111-2)
• Notice Pleading Restoration Act (S. 1504) (lawsuit-filing standards)
• Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act (S. 1551) (securities lawsuits)
• Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Liability Act (H.R. 1478) (medical-malpractice lawsuits)
• Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (S. 386) (whistle-blower lawsuits) (enacted 5/20/2009 as Public Law 111-21)

Restricting Private Arbitration

• “Franken Amendment” (SA 2588) (defense contractors) (enacted 12/19/2009 as Public Law 111-118)
• Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (H.R. 1237, S. 512) (nursing homes)
• Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (H.R. 1728) (mortgages and home-equity lines)
• Payday Loan Reform Act (H.R. 1214) (payday loans)
• Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act (S. 585) (tax-refunds loans)
• Consumer Fairness Act (H.R. 991) (consumer contracts)
• Arbitration Fairness Act (H.R. 1020, S. 931) (employer, franchise, and consumer contracts)

Prohibiting Federal Preemption

• Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act (H.R. 3126) (national banks)
• Right to Clean Vehicles Act (H.R. 609) (automobile emissions standards)
• Medical Device Safety Act (H.R. 1346, S. 540) (medical devices)

Facilitating Consumer and Health-Care Lawsuits

• Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (lead standards) (enacted August 14, 2008 as Public Law 110-314)
• Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) (state attorney-general lawsuits)

Cutting Lawyer Taxes

• “Trial-Lawyer Tax-Break Bill” (H.R. 2519, S. 437) (contingent-fee deductibility)

For a full and updated listing of pending trial-lawyer “earmarks,” visit www.triallawyerearmarks.com, sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform.

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