Case and claims selection, other first considerations -- Forum selection -- Venue -- Choosing the class definition -- Drafting the complaint -- Plaintiff's preliminary actions to protect the class -- The defendant's response : preliminary motions, individual settlement offers, counterclaims, and more -- Discovery -- Representing the named plaintiff at deposition -- Class certification -- The class motion and briefs -- Appeals of certification rulings -- Class notice -- Negotiations and settlement -- The court settlement approval process -- Claims administration and distribution of benefits -- The class action trial -- Res judicata and collateral estoppel -- Attorney fees -- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23 and advisory committee notes -- Federal class action legislation -- Survey of state class action law 2019 -- NACA class action guidelines - 299 F.R.D 160 -- Sample agreements with named plaintiffs, co-counsel -- Selected class action websites -- Index.
Series:
The Consumer credit and sales legal practice series
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