This is the sixth and final installment of a multi-part post summarizing last week’s 5th Annual Conference on the Globalization of Class Actions and Mass Litigation. Click these links to see the summaries for Session 1, Session 2, Session 3, Session 4, and Session 5. Paths to (Mass) Justice To wrap up the conference, Dr. Sam [...]
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Notes from the 5th Annual Conference on the Globalization of Class Actions and Mass Litigation, Session 6 – Paths to (Mass) Justice
Posted in Class Action Trends, CLE Programs, International Class Action Law, tagged Class Action Trends, collective action, collective redress, european class action, european collective action, international class action, mass harm, mass injury, mass tort, prediction on January 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
2010 Class Action Year in Review
Posted in Class Action Decisions, Class Action Fairness Act, Federal Court Decisions, Supreme Court Decisions, Uncategorized, tagged 23(b)(2), all writs act, baycol, CAFA, CAFA removal, civil rights class action, class action review, Class Action Trends, class arbitration, class arbitration waiver, discrimination class action, diversity jurisdiction, dukes, FAA, foreign cubed, morrison, nerve center, preemption, rigorous analysis, shady grove, stolt-nielsen, top ten lists, wal-mart, year in review on December 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As 2010 winds down, it’s time to review the key developments in class action law. It was an especially busy year for the federal courts, and in particular the U.S. Supreme Court, on issues impacting class action practice. Here, in chronological order, are 10 key developments from the year that was: January 5 – In In [...]
More on Colorado Class Action Trends from the Wash Park Prophet
Posted in Class Action Trends, Colorado Class Action News, Other class action blogs, tagged class action judges, class action litigation, Class Action Trends, colorado class action, colorado class action filings on December 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In October, Colorado attorney and Wash Park Prophet blogger Andrew Oh-Willeke asked whether there were any statistics on class action filing in the state and federal courts in Colorado. I responded by providing the raw data on class action filings that I could find through the Court News Service (see October 15, 2010, CAB Post entitled Colorado [...]
Could Proposed Product Recall Law Mean More Class Actions in Canada?
Posted in class action reform, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, tagged canada class action, canadian class action, Class Action Trends, class actions in canada, consumer class action, consumer protection, International Class Action Law, product recall on November 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Debate about legal reforms outside the U.S. can often provide a revealing look at the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. legal system. For policymakers in other countries, U.S. consumer protection laws can be the gold standard for access to justice and, at the same time, the epitome of litigiousness run amok. As an example, check out today’s column from Globe and Mail law reporter [...]
NERA Economic Consulting Reports on Securities Class Action Trends in Australia
Posted in Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, tagged australia class action, australian class action, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, NERA, securities class action on May 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
NERA Economic Consulting has published its first study on trends in securities class actions in Australia. The study covers a variety of topics, including numbers of filings, industries targeted, and settlement amounts. However, what I found to be of particular interest is the study’s focus on the impact of private litigation funding.
Upcoming CLE: Proving Common Impact in Antitrust Class Actions
Posted in Class Action Trends, CLE Programs, Uncategorized, tagged antritrust class action, class action CLE, Class Action Trends, cle, dukes, in re hydrogen peroxide, regression analysis, vigorous analysis on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re in the need for CLE credits, or simply just want to keep up on some of the hottest topics in class action litigation, here’s an upcoming program that you should consider. Although the program ostensibly covers antitrust class actions, many of the concepts will be applicable to consumer and securities class actions as well. Thanks [...]
Save the Date(s): 2009 National Institute on Class Actions Coming to a Coast Near You
Posted in CLE Programs, tagged class action CLE, Class Action Decisions, class action jurisprudence, Class Action Trends, class actions national institute, national institute on class actions on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The ABA’s 13th Annual National Institute on Class Actions, the gold standard in class action CLE conferences, is coming up this fall. This year’s format is a little different. They will be holding two sessions, one on each coast. The dates and locations are: Friday, October 30, 2009 San Francisco, CA 8:00 AM – 5:00 [...]
Stanford/Cornerstone Issue Mid-Year Report on Securities Class Action Trends
Posted in Class Action Trends, Reports and Surveys, Securities Class Actions, tagged class action report, Class Action Trends, financial crisis litigation, global financial crisis, securities class action on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As reported in this recent Financial Times article, the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse and Cornerstone Research have issued a Mid-Year Report on trends in securities class action filings. Among the report’s key findings are that U.S. securities class actions against foreign companies are on the rise and that the financial industry continues to be the target of “unprecedented [...]
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Don’t Miss the Class Action Symposium on SCOTUSblog
Posted in Articles, Class Action Trends, Commentary, Other class action blogs, Supreme Court Decisions, tagged class action, class action symposium, Class Action Trends, class certification, dukes, erica p. john fund, halliburton, scotus, smith v. bayer, Supreme Court, wal-mart on August 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The award-winning U.S. Supreme Court blog SCOTUSblog is presenting a symposium on recent Supreme Court developments in the area of class actions that you won’t want to miss. Click here for an introduction to the symposium and here to see a list of the various contributions as they are released. I’m extremely honored to be listed [...]
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