Class Certification's First Principles and Unwritten Rules: Tools and Strategies for Plaintiffs and Defendants
Mechanics of Rule 23; Litigating Explicit and Implicit Standards for Certification
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will offer insight and strategies from plaintiff and defense counsel on the explicit and implicit standards for certification under Rule 23, how the criteria overlap, and current case law, showcasing splits of authority on key issues. To help counsel effectively litigate these complex matters, the panel will offer practical tools and strategies.
Outline
- Rule 23(a) requirements
- Rule 23(b) requirements
- Implicit requirements
- CAFA
- Strategies for plaintiffs
- Strategies for defendants
Benefits
The panel will consider these and other key issues:
- How can counsel balance the need for rigorous review and the need to avoid merits determinations?
- When can damages be aggregated in lieu of calculating actual damages for each class member?
- How have recent Supreme Court decisions changed class litigation?
- How do the procedures in Rule 23(c)(4) affect the issues in Rule 23(a) and(b)?
Faculty
Seth R. Lesser
Founding Partner
Klafter Lesser
Mr. Lesser practices in the areas of consumer advocacy, wage and hour litigation, and corporate governance, primarily... | Read More
Mr. Lesser practices in the areas of consumer advocacy, wage and hour litigation, and corporate governance, primarily on behalf of defrauded consumers, employees and businesses. Since 1995, Mr. Lesser has represented plaintiffs in individual, class, collective and mass tort cases. He regularly speaks and writes on these topics, and is a co-editor of a treatise on class action law. Mr. Lesser has been the lead plaintiffs’ counsel in dozens of successful individual, class and/or collective actions in the areas of securities, employment, privacy and mass tort litigation.
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David E. Sellinger
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig
Mr. Sellinger focuses his practice on complex civil litigation matters, including class action defense, trial in... | Read More
Mr. Sellinger focuses his practice on complex civil litigation matters, including class action defense, trial in federal and state courts, and in arbitrations. He has over thirty years of litigation experience in which he has represented corporate and individual clients in a broad array of lawsuits. Mr. Sellinger has represented corporations sued in class actions brought in both state and federal courts involving claims for consumer fraud, product liability, and violations of various state and federal statutes. He has handled cases in multi-district litigation (MDL) proceedings. In addition, Mr. Sellinger is currently involved in overseeing product liability class actions throughout the country for a national retailer as a member of GT's team serving as the client's national coordinating counsel for class actions. In the past, he also has represented institutional investors as plaintiffs in class actions involving claims of securities fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.
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You may pre-order a recording to listen at your convenience. Recordings are available 48 hours after the webinar. Strafford will process CLE credit for one person on each recording. All formats include course handouts.