New Strategies for Multi-State Litigation Post-CAFA
CD of Teleconference with Q&A
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Conducted on Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Now available on CD
Sponsored by Class Action Law Monitor
and the Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications
Defense attorneys have responded to the new pleading techniques with novel strategies of their own to defend against federal certification and the suits.
New settlement strategies have also emerged that provide worthwhile results for plaintiffs and broad relief for defendants that are mindful of due process concerns.
Listen as our panel of class action plaintiff and defense counsel examines emerging pleading themes in multi-state class actions after CAFA, strategies for defending against these new claims, and methods for reaching fair settlements that comply with due process.
The panel for this legal event included:
Daniel R. Karon, Partner, Goldman Scarlato & Karon, Cleveland. He represents plaintiffs in consumer, securities and antitrust class action cases. He teaches Class Action Law at Cleveland–Marshall College of Law and writes on class action topics.
Gregory C. Cook, Partner, Balch & Bingham, Birmingham, Ala. He is Co-Chair of the firm's Business Litigation Practice Group. He focuses on business and financial services litigation, and has defended over 40 class actions.
Jeffrey S. Russell, Partner, Bryan Cave, St. Louis. He has a commercial litigation practice, with a focus on federal class actions and shareholder derivative claims. He has handled securities and consumer products class actions.
The panel reviewed these and other key questions:
- What are the new pleading strategies plaintiffs' counsel have employed to embrace or avoid CAFA?
- What are the prevailing defense counsel perspectives on the continued viability of multistate class actions post-CAFA?
- What settlement strategies have proven successful since CAFA's passage?
TELECONFERENCE CD
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