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Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007

A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes.

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8/1/2008--Reported to Senate amended. Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement disagreement that would restrict such disclosu... more

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December 11, 2007
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November 26, 2008 PointofLaw.com | PointOfLaw Forum: Trial lawyer lobbying: Let the ...

S. 2449/H.R. 5884 (Sunshine in Litigation Act; to amend Title 28, U.S.C., relating to the protective orders, sealing of cases, and disclosure of discovery information in civil actions.) • S. 2041/H.R. 4854 (False Claims Act Correction ...

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November 02, 2008 'Sunshine' Should Not Trump Privacy in Civil Litigation

... Trial Lawyers Association" to the "American Association for Justice"—and so has dubbed its proposal to make public nearly all settlement agreements and evidence in personal-injury cases the Sunshine in Litigation Act (S. 2449). ...

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September 24, 2008 Sunshine Litigation Bill Unnecessary

... before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. The Conference opposes HR 5884 and its companion bill in the Senate, S. 2449, because they bypass the Rules Enabling Act process established by Congress.

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