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      "id": 309621,
      "date": "2005-11-04",
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      "title": "Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005",
      "summary": "H.R. 420 , 109th Congress, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005, was reported by\nthe House Judiciary Committee on June 14, 2005 ( H.Rept. 109-123 ), and passed by the House on\nOctober 27, 2005. H.R.  420 would strengthen Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil\nProcedure, and would narrow the choice of venues for personal injury actions, other than class\nactions, brought in state and federal courts. The bill\u2019s Rule 11 provisions would apply to\nall civil\nactions, not just tort actions. Rule 11 provides for sanctions against parties who file frivolous claims\nor defenses, or who file a paper for any improper purpose. (1)  \n \n   \n \n  1.   H.R. 420 , 109th Congress, as\nintroduced, is identical to  H.R. 4571 , 108th Congress, as introduced. The two\nbills were no longer identical as reported and passed by the House.",
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