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Cat: Class Actions

Class action litigation issues, guides, notices and other related information. Requirements for prosecuting and certifying a class action.

18 Resources
ABA Class Actions & Derivative Suits Committee [36237] ?

Home page to the committee

CAFA Law Blog [35775] ?

Information, cases and insight regarding the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005

Center for Class Action Fairness [35776] ?

Provides pro bono representation to consumers dissatisfied with court-appointed representatives in class actions

Class Action Defense Blog [35773] ?

A discussion of class action defense cases

Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 [35774] ?

Text of the act

Class Action FAQ [13742] ?

Class action basics

Class Action Information [26813] ?

Recent class action and consumer news and more

Class Action Lawsuit Information [21550] ?

FAQ answers common questions about class action claims

Class Action Litigation Articles [13739] ?

A series of articles related to class action, complex litigation

Federal Judicial Center Class Action Notices [35779] ?

Research from the Federal Judicial Center

Government Regulations Pertaining to Asbestos [35771] ?

Includes information on the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act

Manual for Complex Litigation, Fourth - 2004 [pdf] [35780] ?

Describes approaches that trial judges have found to be useful in managing complex cases

Multidistrict Litigation FAQ [11045] ?

A transfer to one federal judge all pending civil cases of a similar type filed throughout the United States

Multidistrict Litigation Rules [22335] ?

Text of the rules

Securities Class Action Clearinghouse [35772] ?

Information relating to the prosecution, defense, and settlement of federal class action securities fraud litigation

Securities Class Actions Settlements [36263] ?

Review and analysis

Types of Class Actions [36236] ?

A description of the typs of class action lawsuits

United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation [35778] ?

Determine whether civil actions pending in different federal districts should be transferred to one federal district


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