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S. 2449 - Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008

Law. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
Sponsor:
Herbert Kohl
Summary:
A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.

Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008

S. 2449 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007
  • Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008
Sponsor
Herbert Kohl
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Law
  • Actions and defenses
  • Consumers
  • Court records
  • Discovery (Law)
  • Evidence (Law)
  • Government information
  • Health policy
  • Medical care
  • Product safety
  • Public health
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    Major Actions
    Introduced12/11/2007
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced12/11/2007
    12/11/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15140-15141)
    12/11/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
    Put on a legislative calendar3/06/2008Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
    8/01/2008Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-439.
    Put on a legislative calendar8/01/2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 935.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    supported this bill

    Trial lawyers & law firms [About]
    $7,674,490
    $7,674,490
    10 times as much
    $68,501,950
    $9,330,786
    $77,832,736

    opposed this bill

    Attorneys & law firms [About]
    Insurance companies, brokers & agents [About]
    2 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones
    2 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008

    2 organizations supported this bill

    American Association for Justice
    (n.d.). Statement in support. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Public Citizen
    (n.d.). Action Alert in Support. Retrieved n.d., from .

    2 organizations opposed this bill

    American Bar Association
    (n.d.). Statement in opposition. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
    (n.d.). NAMIC. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MAPLight.org, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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    Contributions By Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Akaka, DanielDHI$72,550$159,800
    Alexander, LamarRTN$35,850$523,600
    Allard, WayneRCO$0$6,000
    Barrasso, JohnRWY$250$70,257
    Baucus, MaxDMT$42,393$841,696
    Bayh, EvanDIN$112,950$1,300,354
    Bennett, RobertRUT$0$217,026
    Biden, JosephDDE$566,370$2,110,347
    Bingaman, JeffDNM$46,200$426,760
    Bond, ChristopherRMO$0$552,460
    Boxer, BarbaraDCA$283,705$1,545,537
    Brown, SherrodDOH$75,418$1,295,573
    Brownback, SamuelRKS$2,000$109,501
    Bunning, JimRKY$4,900$397,098
    Burr, RichardRNC$4,000$678,860
    Byrd, RobertDWV$32,000$224,976
    Cantwell, MariaDWA$290,067$1,178,846
    Cardin, BenjaminDMD$33,490$1,051,140
    Carper, ThomasDDE$28,099$493,419
    Casey, RobertDPA$370,449$3,115,575
    Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$4,700$909,301
    Clinton, HillaryDNY$310,764$4,407,622
    Coburn, ThomasROK$0$144,190
    Cochran, ThadRMS$0$217,564
    Coleman, NormRMN$5,000$998,890
    Collins, SusanRME$23,250$526,630
    Conrad, KentDND$163,565$637,728
    Corker, BobRTN$94,110$780,610
    Cornyn, JohnRTX$3,375$1,512,238
    Craig, LarryRID$0$36,500
    Crapo, MichaelRID$22,000$241,837
    DeMint, JimRSC$3,250$791,983
    Dodd, ChristopherDCT$28,850$998,612
    Dole, ElizabethRNC$1,000$731,248
    Domenici, PeteRNM$0$123,850
    Dorgan, ByronDND$41,462$364,501
    Durbin, RichardDIL$420,135$1,671,517
    Ensign, JohnRNV$0$339,678
    Enzi, MichaelRWY$0$82,251
    Feingold, RussellDWI$68,650$711,171
    Feinstein, DianneDCA$24,049$702,341
    Graham, LindseyRSC$238,072$1,310,508
    Grassley, CharlesRIA$2,000$449,561
    Gregg, JuddRNH$0$172,187
    Hagel, CharlesRNE$0$97,200
    Harkin, ThomasDIA$45,450$593,637
    Hatch, OrrinRUT$54,898$516,724
    Hutchison, KayRTX$17,000$821,685
    Inhofe, JamesROK$0$201,818
    Inouye, DanielDHI$39,750$257,843
    Isakson, JohnRGA$11,550$711,961
    Johnson, TimDSD$45,329$395,844
    Kennedy, EdwardDMA$218,875$1,016,598
    Kerry, JohnDMA$33,300$377,267
    Klobuchar, AmyDMN$90,058$937,266
    Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$500
    Kyl, JonRAZ$1,500$872,328
    Landrieu, MaryDLA$76,210$1,250,997
    Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$90,550$826,182
    Leahy, PatrickDVT$107,332$531,529
    Levin, CarlDMI$77,650$683,494
    Lieberman, JosephICT$58,750$1,257,206
    Lincoln, BlancheDAR$42,750$481,213
    Lott, TrentRMS$1,000$205,697
    Lugar, RichardRIN$28,750$386,140
    Martinez, MelRFL$108,150$1,226,437
    McCain, JohnRAZ$0$157,175
    McCaskill, ClaireDMO$157,972$1,319,982
    McConnell, MitchRKY$25,050$1,087,333
    Menéndez, RobertDNJ$46,032$2,036,199
    Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$41,250$304,987
    Murkowski, LisaRAK$1,500$311,604
    Murray, PattyDWA$176,950$765,684
    Nelson, BenDNE$81,250$720,771
    Nelson, BillDFL$524,038$2,511,737
    Obama, BarackDIL$250,217$2,272,550
    Pryor, MarkDAR$177,100$684,616
    Reed, JohnDRI$58,964$457,623
    Reid, HarryDNV$301,732$1,219,259
    Roberts, PatRKS$0$266,978
    Rockefeller, JohnDWV$59,548$683,674
    Salazar, KenDCO$261,114$1,580,809
    Sanders, BernardIVT$49,950$98,789
    Schumer, CharlesDNY$124,250$1,138,468
    Sessions, JeffersonRAL$1,000$463,160
    Shelby, RichardRAL$118,200$850,074
    Smith, GordonROR$21,850$658,585
    Snowe, OlympiaRME$1,000$206,760
    Specter, ArlenDPA$110,200$2,703,278
    Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$220,984$1,290,244
    Stevens, TedRAK$0$273,391
    Sununu, JohnRNH$0$511,524
    Tester, JonDMT$28,600$457,086
    Thomas, CraigRWY$0$42,164
    Thune, JohnRSD$6,350$584,271
    Vitter, DavidRLA$500$634,281
    Voinovich, GeorgeROH$0$732,485
    Warner, JohnRVA$0$2,000
    Webb, JimDVA$17,600$521,417
    Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$141,014$721,107
    Wicker, RogerRMS$0$453,105
    Wyden, RonDOR$66,500$298,657

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Akaka, DanielDHI$72,550$159,800
    		Alexander, LamarRTN$35,850$523,600
    		Allard, WayneRCO$0$6,000
    		Barrasso, JohnRWY$250$70,257
    		Baucus, MaxDMT$42,393$841,696
    		Bayh, EvanDIN$112,950$1,300,354
    		Bennett, RobertRUT$0$217,026
    		Biden, JosephDDE$566,370$2,110,347
    		Bingaman, JeffDNM$46,200$426,760
    		Bond, ChristopherRMO$0$552,460
    		Boxer, BarbaraDCA$283,705$1,545,537
    		Brown, SherrodDOH$75,418$1,295,573
    		Brownback, SamuelRKS$2,000$109,501
    		Bunning, JimRKY$4,900$397,098
    		Burr, RichardRNC$4,000$678,860
    		Byrd, RobertDWV$32,000$224,976
    		Cantwell, MariaDWA$290,067$1,178,846
    		Cardin, BenjaminDMD$33,490$1,051,140
    		Carper, ThomasDDE$28,099$493,419
    		Casey, RobertDPA$370,449$3,115,575
    		Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$4,700$909,301
    		Clinton, HillaryDNY$310,764$4,407,622
    		Coburn, ThomasROK$0$144,190
    		Cochran, ThadRMS$0$217,564
    		Coleman, NormRMN$5,000$998,890
    		Collins, SusanRME$23,250$526,630
    		Conrad, KentDND$163,565$637,728
    		Corker, BobRTN$94,110$780,610
    		Cornyn, JohnRTX$3,375$1,512,238
    		Craig, LarryRID$0$36,500
    		Crapo, MichaelRID$22,000$241,837
    		DeMint, JimRSC$3,250$791,983
    		Dodd, ChristopherDCT$28,850$998,612
    		Dole, ElizabethRNC$1,000$731,248
    		Domenici, PeteRNM$0$123,850
    		Dorgan, ByronDND$41,462$364,501
    		Durbin, RichardDIL$420,135$1,671,517
    		Ensign, JohnRNV$0$339,678
    		Enzi, MichaelRWY$0$82,251
    		Feingold, RussellDWI$68,650$711,171
    		Feinstein, DianneDCA$24,049$702,341
    		Graham, LindseyRSC$238,072$1,310,508
    		Grassley, CharlesRIA$2,000$449,561
    		Gregg, JuddRNH$0$172,187
    		Hagel, CharlesRNE$0$97,200
    		Harkin, ThomasDIA$45,450$593,637
    		Hatch, OrrinRUT$54,898$516,724
    		Hutchison, KayRTX$17,000$821,685
    		Inhofe, JamesROK$0$201,818
    		Inouye, DanielDHI$39,750$257,843
    		Isakson, JohnRGA$11,550$711,961
    		Johnson, TimDSD$45,329$395,844
    		Kennedy, EdwardDMA$218,875$1,016,598
    		Kerry, JohnDMA$33,300$377,267
    		Klobuchar, AmyDMN$90,058$937,266
    		Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$500
    		Kyl, JonRAZ$1,500$872,328
    		Landrieu, MaryDLA$76,210$1,250,997
    		Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$90,550$826,182
    		Leahy, PatrickDVT$107,332$531,529
    		Levin, CarlDMI$77,650$683,494
    		Lieberman, JosephICT$58,750$1,257,206
    		Lincoln, BlancheDAR$42,750$481,213
    		Lott, TrentRMS$1,000$205,697
    		Lugar, RichardRIN$28,750$386,140
    		Martinez, MelRFL$108,150$1,226,437
    		McCain, JohnRAZ$0$157,175
    		McCaskill, ClaireDMO$157,972$1,319,982
    		McConnell, MitchRKY$25,050$1,087,333
    		Menéndez, RobertDNJ$46,032$2,036,199
    		Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$41,250$304,987
    		Murkowski, LisaRAK$1,500$311,604
    		Murray, PattyDWA$176,950$765,684
    		Nelson, BenDNE$81,250$720,771
    		Nelson, BillDFL$524,038$2,511,737
    		Obama, BarackDIL$250,217$2,272,550
    		Pryor, MarkDAR$177,100$684,616
    		Reed, JohnDRI$58,964$457,623
    		Reid, HarryDNV$301,732$1,219,259
    		Roberts, PatRKS$0$266,978
    		Rockefeller, JohnDWV$59,548$683,674
    		Salazar, KenDCO$261,114$1,580,809
    		Sanders, BernardIVT$49,950$98,789
    		Schumer, CharlesDNY$124,250$1,138,468
    		Sessions, JeffersonRAL$1,000$463,160
    		Shelby, RichardRAL$118,200$850,074
    		Smith, GordonROR$21,850$658,585
    		Snowe, OlympiaRME$1,000$206,760
    		Specter, ArlenDPA$110,200$2,703,278
    		Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$220,984$1,290,244
    		Stevens, TedRAK$0$273,391
    		Sununu, JohnRNH$0$511,524
    		Tester, JonDMT$28,600$457,086
    		Thomas, CraigRWY$0$42,164
    		Thune, JohnRSD$6,350$584,271
    		Vitter, DavidRLA$500$634,281
    		Voinovich, GeorgeROH$0$732,485
    		Warner, JohnRVA$0$2,000
    		Webb, JimDVA$17,600$521,417
    		Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$141,014$721,107
    		Wicker, RogerRMS$0$453,105
    		Wyden, RonDOR$66,500$298,657

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    		Trial lawyers & law firms$7,674,490

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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    		$ Donated
    		Attorneys & law firms$68,501,950
    		Insurance companies, brokers & agents$9,330,786
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