Supporting Legal Reform: A Message from Dick Armey, 1993-01-01 - 2001-12-21

Item — Box: CR 36, Folder: 14

Identifier: CAC_CC_002_6_36_14_0036

Scope and Contents

The document is a response from man Dick Armey in support of legal reform. He discusses the need to bring common sense back to the legal system and highlights three major pieces of legislation that have been passed by the House to address lawsuit abuse. These include the Attorney Accountability Act, Securities Litigation Reform Act, and Common Sense Product Liability and Legal Reform Act. The reforms aim to discourage frivolous lawsuits, limit punitive damage awards, and hold lawyers and defendants accountable. man Armey expresses his support for these measures and thanks the recipient for contacting his office.

Dates

Creation: 1993-01-01 - 2001-12-21

Creator

Armey, Richard Keith (Dick), Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee (2002-2003); House Majority Leader (1995-2003); Chair of the House Republican Conference (1993-1995); Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 26th district (1985- (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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