Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005

Summary

Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act - Prohibits new and dismisses pending civil actions by any person against a manufacturer or seller of food or a trade association for any injury resulting from a person's consumption of food and weight gain, obesity, or any associated health condition, excluding actions alleging: (1) a knowing and willful violation of a Federal or State statute applicable to the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, advertisement, labeling, or sale of food where the violation was a proximate cause of injury related to a person's weight gain, obesity, or related health condition; (2) a breach of express contract or express warranty in connection with the purchase of food; or (3) a violation under the Federal Trade Commission Act or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Requires, in any action alleging such a violation of an applicable Federal or State statute or a breach of express contract or express warranty: (1) a stay of discovery during the pendency of any motion to dismiss, unless necessary to preserve evidence or to prevent undue prejudice; and (2) document preservation during the stay. Requires the complaint in an action alleging such a violation of an applicable statute to plead with particularity the Federal and State statutes that were allegedly violated and the facts that are alleged to have proximately caused the injury claimed.

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 21 October 2005

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 21 October 2005

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 October 2005

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 October 2005

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 19 October 2005

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 14 June 2005

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 14 June 2005

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 14 June 2005

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 2 February 2005

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 2 February 2005

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 February 2005

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