Class actions and other multi-party litigation in a nutshell /
"[This book] covers federal class actions and other multi-party litigation, including case law, applicable rules and statutes, and important secondary sources. [The author] covers all of the major topics of class action law and practice, such as commencement of a class action, requirements for...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Paul, MN :
West Academic Publishing,
[2017]
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| Edition: | Fifth edition |
| Series: | Nutshell series
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| Summary: | "[This book] covers federal class actions and other multi-party litigation, including case law, applicable rules and statutes, and important secondary sources. [The author] covers all of the major topics of class action law and practice, such as commencement of a class action, requirements for class certification, class action discovery, notice to class members, opt- out rights, Seventh Amendment and due process issues, class settlements, remedies, appellate review, issue and claim preclusion, ethical issues, ADR, and third-party financing. [The book] also contains a special focus on securities, mass tort, and employment discrimination class actions, as well as treatment of defendant class actions, multidistrict litigation, bankruptcy, joinder devices under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and shareholder derivative suits. [The author finally] explores the latest cutting-edge issues in multi-party litigation and discusses numerous ground-breaking court decisions"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes table of cases and index |
| Physical Description: | xxxix, 547 pages ; 19 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781634599238 1634599233 |