Wednesday, March 15, 2017

GOP pushes bill inhibiting Americans from filing class-action lawsuits against large corporations

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/03/07/1641107/-GOP-pushes-bill-inhibiting-Americans-from-filing-class-action-lawsuits-against-large-corporations
"Donald Trump may have promised to put America first, but "Americans" apparently take a back seat to corporate interests. Trump's GOP colleagues on Capitol Hill are pushing a bill aimed at protecting companies from American consumers by limiting class-action lawsuits that target defective products and marketing scams alike. For instance, all those students who were defrauded by Trump University wouldn’t have been able to bring their case if the bill had been law. Or if your house was made from highly toxic imported Chinese drywall—as many in the South were following a series of destructive hurricanes—you'd be on your own. The legislation, which was approved by the House Judiciary Committee last month, would tip the legal landscape in favor of large corporations."