H.R.989 - Innocent Sellers Fairness Act

To prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a product in the stream of commerce is as a lawful seller of the product. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Innocent Sellers Fairness Act as introduced.
  • Official: To prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a product in the stream of commerce is as a lawful seller of the product. as introduced.

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11/25/08
PointofLaw.com | PointOfLaw Forum: Trial lawyer lobbying: Let the ...

H.R. 989. • (Innocent Sellers Fairness Act); to limit civil actions against product sellers. • H.R. 2183/ S. 1323 (Commonsense Consumption Act); to limit civil actions against food marketers, manufacturers, distributors and advertisers. ...

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10/19/08
Iowa Politics

H.R. 989 - Innocent Sellers Fairness Act This legislation establishes that sellers should only be held responsible in proportion to their wrongdoing and frees sellers from liability when they have done nothing wrong. ...

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09/28/08
Importance of Umbrella Insurance

In February 2007, a bill known as HR 989, or the innocent Sellers Fairness Act (ISFA), was seen as an attempt to protect companies against such claims. The bill was to “to prevent excessive disruption of interstate commerce by limiting ...

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06/19/08
Judicial, political pay hikes suggested

A special panel today will recommend large pay raises - some up to 70 percent - for the state’s top politicians and judges, but the board’s report was immediately rejected by high-ranking leaders as unacceptable in the current economic ...

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03/17/08
America's Best Magazine - Umbrella Insurance

In February of 2007, a bill known as H.R. 989, or the Innocent Sellers Fairness Act (ISFA), was introduced as an attempt to protect businesses against just such lawsuits. The bill was intended "to prevent undue disruption of interstate ...

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01/30/08
list of selected us federal documents from gallerywatch.com

letter titled, "support common sense legal reform: cosponsor hr 989, the innocent sellers fairness act". 01/30/2008, dear colleague letter from reps. eliot l. engel, dan burton, and sue myrick (pdf 129 kb) ...

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02/28/07
NLBMDA Pushes ''Innocent Sellers Fairness Act'' in Congress

The general public overwhelming supports lawsuit reform such as HR 989. According to the Institute for Legal Reform Election Night Survey (2006), 85 percent of voters feel frivolous lawsuits are a serious problem, and 74 percent believe ...

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02/13/07
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 989, The Innocent Sellers Fairness Act

US Congress: HR 989, The Innocent Sellers Fairness Act.

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02/10/07
HR 989, To prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by ...

HR 989 would prevent undue disruption of interstate commerce by limiting civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a product in the stream of commerce is as a lawful seller of the product....

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