Class actions and other multi-party litigation in a nutshell / by Robert H. Klonoff, Dean and Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School.
2012
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Class actions and other multi-party litigation in a nutshell / by Robert H. Klonoff, Dean and Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School.
Variant Title
Title on introductory web page: Klonoff's class actions and other multi-party litigation in a nutshell
Edition
Fourth edition.
Imprint
St. Paul, MN : West, a Thomson Reuters business, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Description
1 online resource (xl, 487 pages).
Series
Nutshell series.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
Evolution and overview of federal court class actions
Class certification requirements : threshold requirements and rule 23(a)
Class certification requirements : rule 23(b)
Litigating a class action
Notice, opt-out rights, and communications with class members
Multi-jurisdictional and state court class actions
Constitutional and procedural issues
Class action settlements, remedies, and attorneys' fees
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 and policy issues in class actions
Non-class aggregation devices under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Other aggregation and coordination devices in federal practice.
Evolution and overview of federal court class actions
Class certification requirements : threshold requirements and rule 23(a)
Class certification requirements : rule 23(b)
Litigating a class action
Notice, opt-out rights, and communications with class members
Multi-jurisdictional and state court class actions
Constitutional and procedural issues
Class action settlements, remedies, and attorneys' fees
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 and policy issues in class actions
Non-class aggregation devices under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Other aggregation and coordination devices in federal practice.
Note
Includes index.
Source of Description
Online resource (Westlaw, viewed February 15, 2013).
Location
www
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Alternate Title
West Academic study aids.
Language
English
ISBN
9780314910974 (paperback)
0314910972 (paperback)
9781628106114
1628106115
0314910972 (paperback)
9781628106114
1628106115
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