The Civil Justice Fairness Act (, ) was proposed to limit the amount of monetary compensation awardable in civil case to a maximum of either $250,000 or 300% of the

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damage caused by the

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; whichever was greater. Opponents of this act argued that federal restrictions of this sort would illegally preempt state authority. The bill was a combination of two preceding bills. First, the ''Product Liability Fairness Act of 1995'' (), was passed by the

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, but was

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ed by

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. Second, the ''Attorney Accountability Act of 1995'' () passed the house.

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