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LETTERS AND TESTIMONY: Tort Law

The ABA frequently corresponds with Members of Congress, the Executive Branch and other governmental bodies and testifies before Congress on matters of importance to the administration of justice and the legal profession.

110th Congress
Date Recipient Description
05-24-07 House Written statement opposing broad federal product liability legislation and legislation limiting seller liability (Committee on Small Business)
109th Congress
Date Recipient Description
07-13-06 House Written statement on innovative solutions to medical liability (Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce)
06-22-06 Senate Written statement on medical liability: Improving the system for patients (Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions)
05-05-06 Senate Letter opposing S. 22 and S. 23, legislation to pre-empt portions of the state medical professional liability laws
03-07-06 House Letter commenting on "The Silicosis Story: Mass Tort Screening and the Public Health" (Subcommittee on Oversight and Investogations, Committee on Energy and Commerce)
02-24-06 House Letter commenting on "health courts"proposals (Committee on the Judiciary)
02-24-06 NCSC Letter commenting on "health courts" proposals (National Center for State Courts)
02-24-06 Senate Letter commenting on "health courts" proposals (Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions)
02-14-06 Senate Letter commenting on asbestos legislation, S. 852 (Committee on the Judiciary and Senate Leadership)
10-10-05 House Letter commenting on H.R. 420, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act
07-21-05 House Letter opposing federal proposals to pre-empt the state laws on medical liability
05-20-05 House Letter commenting on H.R. 420, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (Committee on the Judiciary)
02-23-05 House Letter opposing federal proposals to pre-empt the state laws on medical liability (Committee on Small Business)
02-16-05 House Letter opposing federal proposals to pre-empt the state laws on medical liability (Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce)

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