AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S.968 (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act) / H.R.3261 (Stop Online Piracy Act); specific interest in provisions giving broad immunity to internet entities.

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 3261 (112th), S. 968 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R.2577 (SAFE Data Act); specific interest in limitations of liability and preemption of state based causes of action. S.813 (Cyber Security Public Awareness Act); specific interest in limitations of liability and preemption of state based causes of action. S.413 (Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act); specific interest in limitations of liability and preemption of state based causes of action. (Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Authority and Information Sharing Act), draft legislation not formally introduced as of 3-31-2021; specific interest in limitations of liability and preemption of state based causes of action. S.1408 (Data Breach Notification Act); specific interest in limitations of liability and preemption of state based causes of action. S.1151 (Personal Data Privacy and Security Act); specific interest in limitations of liability and preemption of state based causes of action. S.1535 (Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act); specific interest in limitations of liability and preemption of state based causes of action. S.1207 (Data Security and Breach Notification Act); specific interest in limitations of liability and preemption of state based causes of action. H.R.3523 (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act); specific interest in limitations of liability and preemption of state based causes of action.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1151 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), S. 413 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), S. 813 (112th), S. 1207 (112th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

S.223 (FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act) / H.R.658 (FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011); specific interest in provisions relating to immunity and disclosure of safety information.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 658 (112th), S. 223 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

S.623/H.R.592 (Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011); relating to the use of protective orders, sealing of cases, and disclosure of discovery information in federal civil cases. H.R.966/S.533 (Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011); to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make sanctions mandatory. Lobbying with regard to the restoration of notice pleading in federal courts. Lobbying with regard to the Judicial Conference of the United States' proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Lobbying with regard to certification of class actions. S.1061/H.R.1996 (Government Litigation Savings Act); to restrict the the award of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the United States under the Equal Access to Justice Act, and to require and make publically available certain data relating to awards under the Equal Access to Justice Act. (Protecting the Expression and Transmission of Ideas and Thoughts in Our Nation Act), draft bill not formally introduced as of 3-31-2012; to establish special motions and procedures to quickly dispose of strategic lawsuits against public participation. Lobbying with regard to preservation of documents for e-discovery and the use of sanctions to enforce compliance with discovery orders for electronic documents. Lobbying with regard to the ability of State Attorneys General to enforce federal law and hire outside counsel to enforce federal law. H.R. 3041, the Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party. H.R. 3862, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act, to impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof. Lobbying with regard to federal judicial selection generally, not specific to any nominated candidate; except specific lobbying with regard to the nomination of Miranda Du Lobbying with regard to US attorney selection generally; not specific to any nominated candidate.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 623 (112th), H.R. 3862 (112th), S. 1061 (112th), H.R. 1996 (112th), S. 533 (112th), H.R. 3041 (112th), H.R. 966 (112th), H.R. 592 (112th)

Transportation TRA

S.453/ H.R.873 (Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act); to improve the safety of motorcoaches, and for other purposes. S.1952 (Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act); to improve hazardous materials transportation safety and for other purposes. S.1449 (Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act); specific interest in provisions relating to preemption of state based causes of action. S.1813 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century); specific interest in provisions relating to preemption of state based causes of action.. H.R. 7 (American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012); specific interest in the changes to truck size and weight limitations and restrictions on discovery and admission in evidence of certain reports and surveys.

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 873 (112th), S. 1952 (112th), S. 1813 (112th), S. 1449 (112th), S. 453 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

S.1718/H.R.1063 (Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011); to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims. Lobbying with regard to Medicare set-asides for claimant related medical expenses.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1718 (112th), H.R. 1063 (112th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Lobby with regard to the legal rights of cruise passengers and workers and revision of laws regarding liability in certain civil actions arising from maritime incidents.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R.1873/S.987 (Arbitration Fairness Act); to prohibit mandatory binding arbitration in consumer contracts. (Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act), draft legislation not formally introduced as of 3-31-2012; relating to the use of arbitration agreements to resolve disputes involving nursing home care and nursing home contracts. General lobbying on the issue of enforceability of mandatory, pre-disdpute arbitration provisions in employment and consumer contracts, including financial consumer contracts. S.1946/H.R.3646 (Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act); to require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers, and for other purposes. Lobbying with regard to the preemption of state causes of action involving medical device and drug manufacturers. Lobbying with regard to the preemption of state causes of action involving cosmetics. Lobbying with regard to corporate accountability for exposure to asbestos and other toxic substances; and with regard to asbestos bankruptcy trusts.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3646 (112th), H.R. 1873 (112th), S. 987 (112th), S. 1946 (112th)

Torts TOR

Lobbying with regard to medical malpractice reform proposals generally. H.R.5 (Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act of 2011); to set conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims regarding health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce; lobbying on H.R. 5 generally; also specific interest in: H.AMDT.989, to address the crisis in access to emergency care by extending liability coverage to on-call and emergency room physicians under the Public Health Service Act; H.AMDT 990, to restore the application of antitrust laws to the business of health insurance by amending the McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.AMDT 991, to grant limited civil liability protection to health professionals that volunteer at federally declared disaster sites; and H.AMDT 988, to delay the date of enactment until the Secretary of Health and Human Services submits to Congress a report on the potential effect of this title on health care premiums. H.R.3511 (Cardiac Arrest Survival Act); to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators. S.2264/H.R.4345 (Domestic Fuels Protection Act) to provide liability protection for claims based on the design, manufacture, sale, offer for sale, introduction into commerce, or use of certain fuels and fuel additives H.R. 4022 (Structured Settlement Claimaints Rights Act); to guarantee a claimant's right to retain a structured settlement broker to act on behalf of the claimant to negotiate a schedule of payments.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 4022 (112th), S. 2264 (112th), H.R. 4345 (112th), H.R. 3511 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th)