Here is an interesting tidbit about a possible class action reform in South Korea from the Korean newspaper the Chosun Ilbo. Reportedly, “the Presidential Council on National Competitiveness and the ruling Grand National Party” have agreed to “introduce class action suits as a way to compensate victims of illegal collective actions such as illegal rallies and strikes.” (“Collective [...]
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South Korean Protesters Could Become Class Action Defendants
Posted in Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, tagged class action reform, International Class Action Law, korea, korean class action law, korean law, south korea on August 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Latest on Class Arbitration Waivers
Posted in Class Action Trends, washington class action law, tagged class action waiver, class arbitration waiver, consumer class action, washington class action law on August 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Although courts have upheld class arbitration waivers–contract clauses requiring arbitration but prohibiting class treatment of claims in the arbitration–under some circumstances, the trend seems to favor striking them down as unconscionable or void as against public policy, especially in consumer contracts where any individual dispute is likely to involve only small amounts of money. The latest decision supporting that trend came today [...]
UK’s Civil Justice Council Recommends US-Style Procedures for Collective Actions
Posted in Class Action Legislation, Class Action News, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, Reports and Surveys, tagged British class action, civil justice council, class action reform, collective action, cy pres, european class action reform, International Class Action Law, UK class action, UK collective action on August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As reported today in the UK trade publication Professional Pensions, the Civil Justice Council, a governmental advisory committee charged with studying and recommending policy decisions relating to civil justice issues, issued a report earlier this month recommending that enhanced collective action procedures be adopted in the British civil courts. The procedures, if adopted, would include many of the [...]
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Posted in General Site Information on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Class Action Blogosphere Weekly Review
Posted in Class Action Decisions, Class Action Fairness Act, Class Action News, class action reform, Class Action Trends, Commentary, International Class Action Law, Other class action blogs, rule 23, tagged blawg review, blog review, class action analysis, class action blog, class action commentary, Class Action News, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law on August 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Here are some blog entries from the week that was that might be of interest to class action practitioners: Class Action Decisions The Complex Litigator and The UCL Practitioner offer analysis of a recent California class certification decision addressing a variety of issues, including ascertainability of the class, evaluation of the merits in ruling on [...]
Class Action Haiku
Posted in rule 23, tagged class action, haiku on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Certification of a class requires proof of numerosity.
Buffett on Class Actions
Posted in Class Action News, Commentary, Politics, rule 23, tagged class action commentary, Class Action News, elements of fraud, elizabeth edwards, fraud class action, john edwards, warren buffett on August 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A few sources, including Slate and American Thinker, have reported on a CNBC interview of bajillionaire Warren Buffet yesterday in which he suggested that donors to John Edwards’ presidential campaign file a class action against him for solicing contributions, knowing that reports of his extramarital affair with videographer Rielle Hunter would eventually come to light: it might be kind of interesting if somebody, some [...]
Bigfoot Post Removed
Posted in General Site Information on August 20, 2008 |
As you may have noticed, my Bigfoot post from Saturday has been removed. I had no idea that it would generate the controversy that it did. After much thought, I decided that it would be better to remove the entire entry rather than contribute to more escalation of what is obviously a long-standing and fervent debate. It probably seems ironic that the [...]
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Prospecting for Class Action Gold in Canada
Posted in Class Action Trends, Commentary, International Class Action Law, tagged canadian class action law, Class Action Trends, class counsel, employment class action, entrepreneurial litigation, International Class Action Law, lead counsel, private ordering on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Canadian attorney Howard Levitt has an interesting article published today on FinancialPost.com about trends in Canadian employment class action law. The article offers some practical preventative tips for employers, but also makes a few keen observations about the dynamics surrounding a recent increase in employment class actions in Canada, including this gem: It’s a new phenomenon: Roving groups of lawyers searching for corporate [...]
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