Congress questions pleading decisions 
Lawmakers, witnesses discuss impact of ‘Iqbal’, ‘Twombly’ rulings
By Kimberly Atkins
Staff writer
Published: October 28, 2009
Tags: Congress, Iqbal, pleading standards, Supreme Court, Twombly
WASHINGTON - House lawmakers held a hearing Tuesday on the impact on the judicial system of two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that toughened federal civil pleading standards.
A bill that would reverse those decisions is already pending in the Senate. House lawmakers are preparing to file their own version of legislation that would reverse the ...
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