Civil Justice Fairness Act
Template:Short description Template:Use American English The Civil Justice Fairness Act (Template:Usbill, Template:Usbill) was proposed to limit the amount of monetary compensation awardable in civil case to a maximum of either $250,000 or 300% of the economic damage caused by the defendant; whichever was greater. Opponents of this act argued that federal restrictions of this sort would illegally preempt state authority.
The bill was a combination of two preceding bills.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> First, the Product Liability Fairness Act of 1995 (Template:Usbill), was passed by the US Congress, but was vetoed by President Clinton. Second, the Attorney Accountability Act of 1995 (Template:Usbill) passed the house.