Critics have long maligned private antitrust enforcement as ineffective, impotent, and even
dangerous to competitive markets. Since 2005, these doom merchants have succeeded in …

Since the 1960s, the class action lawsuit has been a powerful tool for holding businesses
accountable. Yet years of attacks by corporate America and unfavorable rulings by the …

While the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) establishes a bright‐line jurisdictional amount in
controversy for removing cases from state to federal court, calculating that quantitative …

I and other scholars have long pointed to the deterrence virtue of the class action to justify its
existence even when it was doubtful that it furthered its other purposes, such as …

Unidos: class action e multidistrict litigation. 2024. 1133f. Tese (Doutorado em Direito)–
Faculdade de Direito, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 2024. A …

It is well known that the Federal Income Tax Code has become increasingly complex over
time with the implication that many taxpayers no longer understand the connection between …

This Article proposes a thought-experiment with regard to the administration of class actions.
It is almost axiomatic that class actions are determined through a single “certification.” …

Plaintiffs [* 4] Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County, et al.(collectively," Plaintiffs"
or" CACGEC"), commenced this action on July 12, 2007, and filed a First Amended …