[20021210]RS20861_2002年《多方、多形式审判管辖权法》P.L107-273.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20861Updated December 10, 2002Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act of2002, P.L. 107-273Paul Starett Wallace, Jr.Specialist in American Public LawAmerican Law Divisionname redactedSenior Paralegal SpecialistAmerican Law DivisionSummaryCongress enacted the Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act of 2002 assection 11020 of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations AuthorizationAct, P.L. 107-273, H.R. 2215. The Act allows the consolidation of causes of actiongrowing out a single accident that involves the deaths of at least 75 individuals thatmight otherwise have been scattered in state and federal courts throughout the nation.Its provisions were gleaned almost entirely from section 3 of H.R. 860 theMultidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act of 2001. H.R. 860addressed two areas of concern. Both were designed to save the courts and litigants timeand money. One was concerned with the consolidation of state and federal cases arisingout of the same major accident. It dealt with the difficulties associated with avoidingmultiple tr