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 certification 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 -- Appendices. A. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 and advisory committee notes -- B. Federal class action legislation -- C. Survey of state class action law : 2024 -- D. State-by-state analysis of state court standing requirements -- E. NACA class action guidelines -- F. Sample agreements with named plaintiffs, co-counsel -- G. Selected class action websites.
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