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Senate votes to curb suits  view story
Saturday, February 12, 2005
AP's JESSE J. HOLLAND - - Buffalo News
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The Senate approved a measure Thursday to help shield businesses from major class-action lawsuits such as the ones that have been brought against tobacco companies, giving President Bush the first legislative victory of his second term.
Under the legislation, long sought by big business, large multistate class-action lawsuits could no longer be heard in small state courts. Such courts have handed out multimillion-dollar verdicts.
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