Class-action lawsuits are lawsuits in which groups of people who say they?ve been injured by a product get together to sue. Would you support or oppose a new law putting tighter limits on who can file class-action lawsuits and how much money they can win in damages?
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| Responses by Party |
| | Dem. | Rep. | Ind. | All |
| Support | 56% | 80% | 65% | 66% |
| Oppose | 41% | 18% | 33% | 31% |
| (VOL) Only limit WHO CAN FILE | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| (VOL) Only limit HOW MUCH MONEY THEY CAN WIN | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DK/No opinion | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% |
Source: A Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted by telephone January 12 - 16, 2005 among 1,007 randomly selected adults nationwide. Margin of sampling error for overall results is plus or minus three percentage points. Fieldwork by TNS of Horsham, PA.
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