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On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated: Class Representation & Equitable Compensation, Alexander J. Noronha
On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated: Class Representation & Equitable Compensation, Alexander J. Noronha
Michigan Law Review
Class actions require class representation. In class actions, plaintiffs litigate not only on their own behalf but “on behalf of all others similarly situated.” For almost fifty years, federal courts have routinely exercised their inherent equitable authority to award modest compensation to deserving class representatives who help recover common funds benefiting the plaintiff class. These discretionary “incentive awards” are generally intended to compensate class representatives for shouldering certain costs and risks—which are not borne by absent class members—during the pendency of class litigation.
The ubiquity of permitting class action incentive awards ended in 2020. In an extraordinary ruling, the Eleventh …
Legal Ethics And Class Actions: Problems, Tactics And Judicial Responses, Richard H. Underwood
Legal Ethics And Class Actions: Problems, Tactics And Judicial Responses, Richard H. Underwood
Kentucky Law Journal
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Federal Class Action Reform: A Response To The Proposed Legislation, George B. Mickum Iii, Carol A. Rhees
Federal Class Action Reform: A Response To The Proposed Legislation, George B. Mickum Iii, Carol A. Rhees
Kentucky Law Journal
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