Consumer class actions
By: Stuart T. Rossman, Charles Delbaum, Arielle Cohen ; contributing authors: Robert M. Bramson [and 9 others]
Contributors: Delbaum, Charles, author; Cohen, Arielle, author; Bramson, Robert M., author; National Consumer Law Center
Edition: Eighth edition.
Series: The Consumer credit and sales legal practice series; Consumer credit and sales legal practice series
Publisher: National Consumer Law Center
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 755
ISBN-13: 9781602481251
Subjects: Class actions (Civil procedure); Consumer protection; Law and legislation; Forms
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Case and claims selection, other first considerations; title: Forum selection; title: Venue; title: Choosing the class definition; title: Drafting the complaint; title: Plaintiff's preliminary actions to protect the class; title: The defendant's response : preliminary motions, individual settlement offers, counterclaims, and more; title: Discovery; title: Representing the named plaintiff at deposition; title: Class certification; title: The class motion and briefs; title: Appeals of certification rulings; title: Class notice; title: Negotiations and settlement; title: The court settlement approval process; title: Claims administration and distribution of benefits; title: The class action trial; title: Res judicata and collateral estoppel; title: Attorney fees; title: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23 and advisory committee notes; title: Federal class action legislation; title: Survey of state class action law : 2012; title: NACA class action guidelines; title: Sample agreements with named plaintiffs, co-counsel; title: Consumer class action web addresses; title: Finding pleadings and primary sources on the companion website; title: Index and quick reference.