CLAIMS—U.S.

Amendments

Government: provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 209), 5362 [19MR]

Litigation Abuse Reform Act: enact (S. 2046), 12782 [5JN]

Analyses

Federal Tort Claims Reform Act (S. 2440), 10365 [13MY]

Government Contractor Liability Reform Act (S. 2441), 10367 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

Business of Conflict, 4015 [7MR]

Insurance Costs Imperil Recreation Industry, 10814 [15MY]

Insurance Famine Plagues Nation (series), 2683-2688 [25FE]

Insurance Loss is Threatening Town Services, 9787 [7MY]

Kentucky Derby Festival Dodges Bullet, 8000-8002 [17AP]

Liability Crisis, 9784-9787 [7MY]

Liability Lottery, 4015 [7MR]

Liability Policy Lapse Leaves Most UK Personnel Uninsured, 9788 [7MY]

Liability Threat Slows Progress of Medical Technology, 23920 [18SE]

McConnell Bill Would Slow Litigation Flood, 2599 [24FE]

U.S. Worker Arrested in Student Loan Case After Long Search, 5365 [19MR]

Voice of the People, 17264 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Asbestos: inspection and sample requirements for owners of buildings (see H.R. 5369)

———relief bill (H.R. 5551) referred to Claims Court (see H. Res. 555)

Aviation accidents: uniform standards of liability (see S. 2794)

Bankruptcy: priority to certain unsecured claims of retired former employees of debtor (see H.R. 5687)

Business and professional associations: liability insurance (see H.R. 4796)

Commission on War Claims for Guam: establish (see H.R. 5187)

Contract Disputes Act: amend (see S. 2006)

Court of Veterans' Appeals: establish (see H.R. 4661)

Drunken driving: claims for certain willful and malicious injuries and debts arising from debtor's operation of motor vehicle while intoxicated (see H.R. 5586)

Federal Tort Claims Act: amend (see H.R. 4770)

Federal Tort Claims Reform Act: enact (see S. 2440)

Government contractors: limitations on civil liability (see S. 2441; H.R. 4765)

Indians: settle certain claims on Pine Ridge Reservation (see S. 2260)

International Claims Settlement Act: fair market value of property taken (see S. 2763; H.R. 5365, 5506)

Liability insurance: limits in tort system (see S. 2742)

Liability law: standards in State tort liability systems (see H.R. 4874)

Litigation Abuse Reform Act: enact (see S. 2046)

Malpractice: collection and dissemination to hospitals of information concerning certain payments and adverse decisions (see S. 2677)

———good faith professional review activities of medical care entities and collection and dissemination to hospitals of certain information (see H.R. 5110)

Shipping industry: financial responsibility for owners of foreign vessels using U.S. ports and services (see H.R. 4039)

Social Security Court: establish (see H.R. 4647)

Taxation: deduction for contributions to liability insurance funds (see H.R. 4796)

Motion

Government: civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (H.R. 4827), 22345 [9SE]

———provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 209), insertion of text of H.R. 5541, 26995 [29SE]

Remarks in House

Government: civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (H.R. 4827), 22330 [9SE], 22340 [10SE]-22345 [9SE]

———civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (H.R. 4827), pass S. 1562 in lieu, 22345 [9SE]

———provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 209), 26995 [29SE]

———provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 209), H.R. 5541 laid on the table, 26995 [29SE]

International Claims Settlement Act: fair market value of property taken (H.R. 5506), 25179 [22SE]

West Virginia: liability insurance limit on recovery, 8593, 8594 [24AP]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: litigation judgment awards (S. 2046), 2598 [24FE], 2683 [25FE], 4014 [7MR], 7999 [17AP], 9787 [7MY]

Federal Tort Claims Reform Act: enact (S. 2440), 10363-10368 [13MY]

Government: provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 209), 5362 [19MR], 29472 [8OC]

Government Contractor Liability Reform Act: enact (S. 2441), 10363-10368 [13MY]

Health Care Quality Improvement Act: enact (2677), 17247 [22JY]

Indians: settle certain claims on Pine Ridge Reservation (S. 2260), 30709 [14OC], 32651 [16OC]

Insurance: liability costs, 9784-9788 [7MY], 14310 [18JN], 22464 [9SE], 23920 [18SE]

———liability laws tort reform, 17264 [22JY]

Litigation Abuse Reform Act: enact (S. 2046), 1667 [5FE], 12641 [5JN]

Product Liability Voluntary Claims and Uniform Standards Act: enact (S. 1999), 1934 [6FE]

Reports

Retention of Private Counsel for Debt Collection Services: Senate (excerpts), 29474 [8OC]

Reports filed

Contracts Retaining Private Counsel To Furnish Collection Services in Cases of Indebtedness Owed U.S.: Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. 209) (S. Rept. 99-256), 4044 [7MR]

Settled Claims of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD: Committee on Indian Affairs (Select) (S. 2260) (S. Rept. 99-531), 29026 [6OC]

Statements

Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance for Emergency Physicians—Need for Reform: Spectrum Emergency Care, Inc., 22464 [9SE]

Tables

Debt owed the Government and collection activity, 5364 [19MR]

Testimonies

Retention of Private Counsel for Debt Collection Services: Paul McGrath, 29474 [8OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4827, civil penalties for fraudulent use of public property or money, 22330-22335 [9SE]

H.R. 5506, amend to provide that value of claims be based on fair market value of property taken, 25179 [22SE]

S. 209, Federal Debt Recovery Act, 5368 [19MR], 26995 [29SE]

S. 209, provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services, 29472 [8OC]

S. 1562, civil penalties for fraudulent use of public property or money, 22341-22345 [9SE]

S. 2260, settle certain claims on Pine Ridge Reservation, 32651 [16OC]

S. 2260, settle certain claims on Pine Ridge Reservation, SD, 6547 [27MR]

S. 2406, Litigation Abuse Reform Act, 1668-1670 [5FE]

S. 2440, Federal Tort Claims Reform Act, 10364 [13MY]

S. 2441, Government Contractor Liability Reform Act, 10366 [13MY]

S. 2677, Health Care Quality Improvement Act, 17247-17249 [22JY]