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Remodeling The Multi-Door Courthouse To "Fit The Forum To The Folks": How Screening And Preparation Will Enhance Adr, Tim Hedeen
Faculty and Research Publications
The article offers information on remodeling of multi-door courthouse to enhance Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) efficiency. It informs that symposium, The Future of Court ADR: Mediation and Beyond that was held in September 2011 featured scholars and practitioners to discuss the past and future of ADR. It informs that research and practice in mediation have deepened the understanding in engaging with prospective clients.
Judges! Stop Deferring To Class-Action Lawyers, Brian Wolfman
Judges! Stop Deferring To Class-Action Lawyers, Brian Wolfman
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Caveat
I represent a national non-profit consumer rights organization, as an amicus, in a federal appeal challenging a district court’s approval of a class-action settlement of claims under the federal Credit Repair Organization Act (CROA). My client maintains that the district court erred in finding that the settlement was “fair, reasonable, and adequate,” which is the standard for class-action settlement approval under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In particular, we argue that the district court committed a reversible legal error when it deferred to the class-action lawyers’ recommendation to approve the settlement because, in those lawyers’ view, it was fair, …