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This bill, known as the "FAIR Trucking Act", amends federal law to expand federal district court jurisdiction for highway accident lawsuits involving interstate commercial motor vehicles. Specifically, the bill allows federal courts to hear civil cases involving commercial trucks that operate in interstate commerce, where the damages exceed $5 million and involve plaintiffs and defendants from different states or involving foreign states. The bill defines citizenship for the purposes of determining jurisdiction, noting that unincorporated associations will be considered citizens of the state where they have their principal place of business and where they were organized. This change is intended to provide a more consistent and potentially more accessible legal forum for complex highway accident cases involving interstate trucking, which often cross state lines and involve significant financial stakes. The bill aims to create a standardized approach to handling high-value highway accident litigation by ensuring federal courts can hear these types of cases when certain jurisdictional requirements are met.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5268/all-info