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1981

Practice and Procedure

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The Party Status Of Absent Plaintiff Class Members: Vulnerability To Counterclaims, Joan Steinman Feb 1981

The Party Status Of Absent Plaintiff Class Members: Vulnerability To Counterclaims, Joan Steinman

Joan E. Steinman

No abstract provided.


The Importance Of Being Earnest: Pleading And Maintaining A Class Action For The Purpose Of Binding Class Members, David G. Karro Jan 1981

The Importance Of Being Earnest: Pleading And Maintaining A Class Action For The Purpose Of Binding Class Members, David G. Karro

David G. Karro

This 1981 article contends, as its title suggests, that federal class actions should be brought only if class counsel believe they can represent the individual interests of the members of the class described in the complaint. After all, the mere filing of a class action complaint has legal consequences, and it is generally acknowledged that the members of even an alleged class have some right to rely on the class attorney to protect their interests. A certification order therefore does not create a class, but instead puts the court's imprimatur on class counsels’ representation that they can carry out rhw …


Comment, "Breaking Out Of The Capitalist Paradigm: The Significance Of Ideology In Determining The Sovereign Immunity Of Soviet And Eastern-Bloc Commercial Entities", David Caudill Dec 1980

Comment, "Breaking Out Of The Capitalist Paradigm: The Significance Of Ideology In Determining The Sovereign Immunity Of Soviet And Eastern-Bloc Commercial Entities", David Caudill

David S Caudill

No abstract provided.