Class actions and other multi-party litigation in a nutshell / Robert H. Klonoff, Jordan D. Schnitzer Professor of Law, Dean of the Law School, 2007-2014, Lewis & Clark Law School

Author: Klonoff, Robert H.
Published: St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2017]
Edition: Fifth edition.
Physical Description: xxxix, 547 pages ; 19 cm.

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Nutshell series

Contents

Introduction -- Evolution and overview of federal court class actions -- Class certification requirements : threshold requirements and Rule 23(a) -- Class certifiction requirements : Rule 23(b) -- Litigating a class action -- Notice, opt-out rights, and communications with class members -- Multi-jurisdictional and state court class actions -- Special civil procedure issues -- Resolution and funding of class actions -- Appellate review -- Special focus on mass tort, employment discrimination, and securities fraud class actions -- Defendant class actions, derivative suits, and suits involving unincorporated associations -- Ethical issues in class actions -- Multidistrict litigation -- Non-class aggregation devices under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure -- Other aggregation and coordination devices in federal practice.

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9781634599238
1634599233

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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