| A how-to manual
for handling every aspect of a class action, even for small law offices,
written by experienced consumer class action litigators.
First Considerations
- Case selection
- 2005 "Class Action Fairness Act" expands federal jurisdiction and removal rights
- Deciding between small classes and individual joined actions
- Dealing with arbitration clauses and the advantages of class arbitration
- Forum selection
- Deciding between damages and other relief
- Selection of legal claims
- Class definitions
- Drafting the complaint
- Other pre-filing considerations
And What to do Next
- Preservation of files and preventing improper communications with
class
- Defendant’s preliminary motions and delaying tactics
- Class discovery
- Representing the named plaintiff at deposition
- The class motion and briefs, including class certification under
the 2003 amended Rule 23
- Class certification and settlement notices
- Everything you need to know about the new Rule 23(f) appeal of the
Certification ruling
- Challenging Rule 68 offers of judgment
- Negotiations and settlement
- The latest on coupon settlements, settlement funds, and cy pres awards
- Negotiation of attorney fees
- Stipulation of proposed settlement and the fairness hearing
- Administration of class notice and distribution of benefits
- Trial of class actions
- Attorney fee awards.
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 CD-Rom
and Appendices Contain Samples of All Key Class Documents
- Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
- Rule 23 and all Advisory Commitee Notes
- Client retainer and co-counsel
agreements
- Over 30 class action complaints
- Over 20 sets of class discovery
- 8 motions relating to class action
discovery and communication with class members
- Over 30 class certification motions,
briefs, and reply briefs
- 13 class notices and two articles
on drafting notices
- Briefs re appeal of class certification ruling
- Proposed settlements and accompanying
memoranda
- 8 sample objections to settlement
and request for fees
- Full text of all states’
class action rules, with state case law on each state’s
rules
- Cy Pres documents
- 7 attorney fee memoranda
- Class action web links.
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