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clarification -- Senate votes Telecom immunity (not just 'no fees')
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:32:32 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: "Ethan Ackerman" <eackerma () u washington edu> Date: February 13, 2008 2:26:20 PM EST To: dave () farber netSubject: Re: [IP] clarification -- Senate votes Telecom immunity (not just 'no fees')
Greetings Dave, Several recent posts on IP seem to have confused the issue of "immunity" vs. "no attorneys fees". The senate bill stops suits, current and future, whether brought as a class action or by an individual or even those brought by states. The bill passed by the U.S. Senate yesterday says the following: "a [lawsuit] shall not lie or be maintained in a Federal or State court, and shall be promptly dismissed, if the Attorney General certifies to the court......" That means no suits, not just no "attorneys fees." Suits can't be started, and existing ones (whether EFF or the Maine P.U.C.) can't be continued. That particular language has not changed since the bill was introduced, other than Senator Dodd's failed amendment attempt to remove it. The actual text passed by the Senate can be read by clicking on "Engrossed Amendment as Agreed to by Senate" at: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.3773: ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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