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===Common Sense Legal Reform Act=== An act to institute "[[English rule (attorney's fees)|loser pays]]" laws (H.R.988, passed 232β193, March 7, 1995), limits on punitive damages and weakening of [[product liability]] laws to prevent what the bill considered frivolous litigation (H.R.956, passed 265β161, March 10, 1995; passed Senate 61β37, May 11, 1995, vetoed by President Clinton. {{cite web |title=H.R.956 - Product Liability Fairness Act of 1995 |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/00956}} Another [[tort reform]] bill, the [[Private Securities Litigation Reform Act]], was enacted in 1995 when Congress overrode Clinton's veto.
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