OPPONENTS OF THE CLASS ACTION BILL

The Following National Organizations Are Opposed to S. 353/H.R 1875 The Class Action Jurisdiction Act

As of November 16, 2000

Action on Smoking and Health
AIDS Action Council
Alliance for Justice
American Association for Health Education
American Association of Public Health   
Physicians
American Cancer Society
American Council on Science & Health
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
American Medical Student Association
American Medical Women’s Association
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights
The Arc of the United States
Asian American Legal Defense Fund
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Center on Disability and Health
Citizens for Consumer Justice
Citizens for Corporate Accountability and Individual Rights (CCAIR)
Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways
Coalition for a Smoke-Free Valley
Coalition for Consumer Rights
Coalition for Workers Health Care Funds
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Communications Workers of America
Community Health Education Institute
Conference of Chief Justices (State Supreme Court Chief Justices)
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, Health Task Force
Consumer Federation of America
Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety
Disability Rights Education Fund
Families USA
Government Accountability Project
Handgun Control, Inc.
Judicial Conference of the United States (Association of Federal Senior Circuit and District Judges)
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
National Association of Consumer Advocates
National Association of Local Boards of Health
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems
National Bar Association
National Black Women’s Health Project
National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
National Consumers League
National Council of La Raza
National Council of Senior Citizens
National Health Law Program
National Employment Lawyers Association
National Organization of Women Legal Defense Fund
National Partnership for Women and Families
National Senior Citizens Law Center
National Women's Health Network
NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
Public Citizen
Save Lives, Not Tobacco (A Coalition of 350 National, State, and Local Groups)
Service Employees International Union
Tobacco Products Liability Project
UAW (United Auto Workers)
US PIRG
UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees)
Violence Policy Center

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