Lawmaker lobby block ends national no fault plan
Senate debate over national no fault auto insurance faltered as 64 lawyers in the Senate, plus intense lobbying from trial lawyers and insurers, swayed 49-46 to send the measure to the Judiciary Committee for study. Supporters argued the reform would shift toward fault free compensation. opponents warned of job losses and legal shifts.
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Thomas F. Eagleton
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J. Caleb Boggs
Del
William V. Roth Jr
Margaret Chase Smith
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