CAFA settlement provisions / James M. Finberg, Jocelyn D. Larkin, and Laura M. Reich. CAFA at a glance / Kathryn Honecker -- Introduction and overview / Gregory C. Cook and Jocelyn D. Larkin -- CAFA in the Congress : the eight-year struggle / Scott L. Nelson -- Whether to use CAFA legislative history / Jocelyn D. Larkin -- Is this a class action? / Lucus Ritchie and David Nahmias -- The amount in controversy under CAFA : have you got what it takes for federal court? / B.J. Walker, Ian J. Barlow -- Numerosity / Lindsay Breedlove and David Nahmias -- Basics of minimal diversity under CAFA / Robert J. Herrington, Katherine McBride, and Evan Ballan -- Navigating CAFA's exceptions / Jordan Elias, Michael Daly, and Glenn Merten -- How CAFA expands federal jurisdiction to include certain mass actions / Rudy Perrino, Elizabeth J. Cabraser, and Fabrice Vincent -- Advanced procedural and strategic considerations on removal under CAFA / Robert J. Herrington, Katherine McBride, and Evan Ballan -- CAFA-related appeals / Karen S. Precella, Matt McGee, and Kelli Bills -- CAFA settlement provisions / James M. Finberg, Jocelyn D. Larkin, and Laura M. Reich.
Summary:
"The new edition updates the book with new developments, and also improves it. Several of the chapters have been substantially rewritten with the goal of providing more depth and understanding, and this book focuses on practical advice for lawyers who must tackle the sometimes confounding technicalities of the CAFA in the real world"--Provided by publisher.
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