Amendment104th Congress
Amendment sought to strike language in the provisions for prevention of "fishing expedition" lawsuits that require the claimant to specify in his initial complaint each statement or omission alleged to be misleading and establish a summary procedure for dismissing flawed pleadings and granting stays of discovery in the interim.
- Amendment Number
- 274
- Description
- Amendment sought to strike language in the provisions for prevention of "fishing expedition" lawsuits that require the claimant to specify in his initial complaint each statement or omission alleged to be misleading and establish a summary procedure for dismissing flawed pleadings and granting stays of discovery in the interim.
- Purpose
- An amendment to eliminate the provisions in Section 4 (preventing "fishing-expedition" lawsuits) that (1) require the claimant to specify in his initial complaint each statement or omission alleged to be misleading, and (2) establish a summary procedure for dismissing flawed proceedings and granting stays of discovery in the interim.
- Congress
- 104
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Mar 8, 1995
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Bryant (TX) amendment (A009) Failed by recorded vote: 168 - 255, 1 Present (Roll no. 213).
- Latest Action Time
- 17:22:25
- Submitted Date
- Mar 8, 1995
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021