U.S. Congress - H.R.2183 Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007
H.R.2183 - Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007
To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability actions brought or continued against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or obesity. as introduced.
- Short: Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 as introduced.
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Official Summary
5/7/2007--Introduced.Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 - Prohibits new, and requires dismissal of pending, civil actions by any person against a manufacturer, marketer, distributor, advertiser, or seller of food, or a trade association, for any injury related to a person's accumulatOfficial Summary
5/7/2007--Introduced.Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 - Prohibits new, and requires dismissal of pending, civil actions by any person against a manufacturer, marketer, distributor, advertiser, or seller of food, or a trade association, for any injury related to a person's accumulated acts of consumption of food and weight gain, obesity, or any associated health condition. Subjects to such prohibition:
(1) any action brought by a person other than the person on whose weight gain, obesity, or health condition the action is based; and
(2) any derivative action brought by or on behalf of any person or any representative, spouse, parent, child, or other relative of that person. Excludes from this prohibition any actions alleging:
(1) a breach of express contract or express warranty provided that the grounds of recovery are unrelated to a person's weight gain, obesity, or related health condition;
(2) a knowing violation of a federal or state statute applicable to the marketing, advertisement, or labeling of food with intent for a person to rely on that violation, where such person relied on that violation, and where such reliance was the proximate cause of injury related to that person's weight gain, obesity, or related health condition; or
(3) a violation brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Federal Trade Commission Act or by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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PointofLaw.com | PointOfLaw Forum: Trial lawyer lobbying: Let the ...
H.R. 2183/ S. 1323 (Commonsense Consumption Act); to limit civil actions against food marketers, manufacturers, distributors and advertisers. ⢠Bills Relating to Liability for Medical Malpractice: H.R. 5480/S. 2662 (Medical Funding ...
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but, in matters concerning business, chambliss voted against removing the telecom industry from immunity (s amdt 5064, s amdt 3907), he voted against campaign finance reform (hr 2356, hr 417, hr 2183,) he voted against consumer ...
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fast forward to 2007 and we have its rebirth- hr 2183: commonsense consumption act of 2007. this bill is sponsored by rep. dan boren [d-ok] to again prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by civil liability ...
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