Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure in relation to class actions. Adds additional requirements concerning: prerequisites to the maintenance of a class action (including provisions that a class action may be certified only if: the plurality of the class members are residents of Illinois or if the plurality of the class members were physically in Illinois when the cause of action arose; and a class action is superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the controversy); where a class action may be brought; preliminary determinations to be made by the court; notice to the class; coupon and other noncash settlements; loss by class members under a proposed settlement; and attorney's fees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-03 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock [HB5794 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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