1. Short title; reference; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 . (b) Reference Whenever, in this Act, reference is made to an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 28, United States Code. (c) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; reference; table of contents. Sec. 2. Purposes. Sec. 3. Class action procedures. Sec. 4. Misjoinder of plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death actions. Sec. 5. Multidistrict litigation proceedings procedures. Sec. 6. Rulemaking authority of Supreme Court and Judicial Conference. Sec. 7. Effective date. 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are to— (1) assure fair and prompt recoveries for class members and multidistrict litigation plaintiffs with legitimate claims; (2) diminish abuses in class action and mass tort litigation that are undermining the integrity of the U.S. legal system