Earlier this month, I wrote about the class-action provisions of the new Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act, which has passed out of the Judiciary Committee and is headed for a floor vote in the House. At the end of that post, I promised a further explanation of the mass action provisions as well.
The New, Improved FICALA – What’s In the House Class Action Bill?
The House of Representatives has reintroduced the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act (FICALA), and it’s more substantial than the 2015 version. The previous version, you may recall, attempted to reinforce the typicality requirement to minimize the number of “no injury” class actions brought. It cleared the House, but died in the Senate. It