[20050322]RS22088_2005年石棉伤害解决法案的公平性（H.R.1360年第109届国会）.pdf

1 Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591 (1997); Ortiz v. Fireboard Corp., 527 U.S.815 (1999). In both cases, the Court held that the settlements did not satisfy Rule 23 of theFederal Rules of Civil Procedure, which governs class actions in federal courts. For backgroundinformation on the history of asbestos litigation, see CRS Report RL32286, Asbestos Litigation:Prospects for Legislative Resolution, by Edward Rappaport. 2 See, e.g., Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor, 521 U.S. at 628-629. 3 See, e.g., S. 2290 (108th Cong.)., which is similar to H.R. 1360. See CRS Report RS21815,Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004 (S. 2290, 108th Congress), by (name redacted).Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22088March 22, 2005Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 (H.R. 1360, 109th Congress)name redacted and name redactedLegislative AttorneysAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThis report provides an overview of H.R. 1360, the Fairness in Asbestos InjuryResolution (FAIR) Act of 2005, as introduced by Representative Kirk on March 17,2005. H.R. 1360 would create the Office of Asbestos Diseas