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The Scope Of Discovery Of Legal Ethics In Class Action Litigation, Bernard W. Freedman May 2013

The Scope Of Discovery Of Legal Ethics In Class Action Litigation, Bernard W. Freedman

Pepperdine Law Review

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An Illusion Of Sacrifice: The Incompatibility Of Binding Stipulations In Cafa Cases , Ryan S. Killian Jan 2013

An Illusion Of Sacrifice: The Incompatibility Of Binding Stipulations In Cafa Cases , Ryan S. Killian

Pepperdine Law Review

Ever since the enactment of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), plaintiffs attorneys have sought to circumvent it. Because class certification is more difficult to obtain in federal court than it is in certain state courts, plaintiffs typically prefer to litigate in state court. One method of avoiding CAFA’s removal provision is to limit damages to less than $5 million, thus rendering the action too small to be subjected to the statute. And plaintiffs attorneys have proven willing to stipulate to such diminished damages even where the action is far more valuable. This Note examines whether such stipulations …


Merging Roles: Mass Tort Lawyers As Agents And Trustees, Charles Silver Apr 2012

Merging Roles: Mass Tort Lawyers As Agents And Trustees, Charles Silver

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Exxon Mobil Corp. V. Allapattah Services, Inc.: The Wrath Of Zahn. The Supreme Court's Requiem For "Sympathetic Textualism", Gunnar Gundersen Mar 2012

Exxon Mobil Corp. V. Allapattah Services, Inc.: The Wrath Of Zahn. The Supreme Court's Requiem For "Sympathetic Textualism", Gunnar Gundersen

Pepperdine Law Review

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The Class Action (Un)Fairness Act Of 2005: Could It Spell The End Of The Multi-State Consumer Class Action?, Michael Isaac Miller Feb 2012

The Class Action (Un)Fairness Act Of 2005: Could It Spell The End Of The Multi-State Consumer Class Action?, Michael Isaac Miller

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