Trial lawyers will be limited from shopping class-action lawsuits around state courts in search of favorable judges under a bill passed yesterday by the House. Tailored after a bill now winding its way through the Senate, the House bill—passed on a 253 to 170 vote—requires more class-action suits be filed in federal courts as opposed to state courts, which have developed a reputation for granting huge verdicts in sometimes-questionable cases.
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