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The Expiration Of The Civil Justice Reform Act Of 1990, Carl W. Tobias
The Expiration Of The Civil Justice Reform Act Of 1990, Carl W. Tobias
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Ever since the United States Congress passed the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 (CJRA), a minor mystery of federal court jurisprudence has been whether - and if so, precisely when - that significant and controversial legislation expired. The measure instituted unprecedented nationwide experimentation with procedures that lawmakers intended to decrease cost and delay in civil litigation, but the statute's implementation additionally balkanized federal practice and procedure.