[20030908]RS21540_2003年石棉伤害解决法案的公平性（第108届国会第1125条）.pdf

1Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591, 597 (1997).2Id. at 628-629. InOrtizv.FibreboardCorp., 527 U.S. 815 (1999), Justice Souter wrote for theCourt: “Like Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591 (1997), this case is a class actionprompted by the elephantine mass of asbestos cases, and our discussion in Amchem will sufficeto show how this litigation defies customary judicial administration and calls for nationallegislation.” In Norfolk & Western R. Co. v. Ayers, 123 S. Ct. 1210, 1228 (2003), the Court(continued.)Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21540Updated September 8, 2003Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of2003 (S. 1125, 108thCongress)name redactedLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThisreportsummarizessalientfeatures ofS.1125,108thCongress, theFairness inAsbestos Resolution Act of 2003 (or FAIR Act of 2003), as reported bythe Committeeon the Judiciary on July 30, 2003 (S.Rept. 108-118). S. 1125 would create the OfficeofSpecialAsbestosMasters,withintheUnitedStatesCourtofFederalClaims,toawarddamages to asbestos claimants on a no-fault basis. Damages would be p