HR 988 · 104th Congress · Law

Attorney Accountability Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-02-16· Sponsored by Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-27]· House

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Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 28.(1995-03-15)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1995-03-07
Roll #207
Yea 232Nay 193
Democrats
16 Yea·181 Nay
Republicans
216 Yea·11 Nay
PassedHouse · 1995-03-07
Roll #207
Yea 232Nay 193
Democrats
16 Yea·181 Nay
Republicans
216 Yea·11 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Attorney Accountability Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal judicial code to provide for the award of attorney's fees to the prevailing party in Federal civil diversity litigation. Specifies that such an attorney's fee shall be a reasonable fee attributable to the claim, calculated on the basis of an hourly rate which may not exceed that which the court considers acceptable in the community in which the attorney practices law, taking into account the attorney's qualifications and experience and the complexity of the case, subject to specified limitations. Permits the court to refuse to award an attorney's fee or to reduce the amount of a fee awarded to the extent that the court finds special circumstances that make an award of such a fee unjust or inequitable. (Sec. 3) Amends rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence to provide that: (1) testimony in the form of an opinion by a witness that is based on scientific knowledge shall be inadmissible in evidence unless the court determines that such opinion is scientifically valid and reliable, has a valid scientific connection to the fact it is offered to prove, and is sufficiently reliable so that the probative value of such evidence is n…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans