Class Action Litigation

Class actions, designed initially to consolidate similar lawsuits into one large collective action, have become expensive and time-consuming, and are used by plaintiffs’ lawyers to force companies to settle regardless of the case having merit. Consumers get pennies on the dollar while plaintiffs’ lawyers, the system’s actual beneficiaries, get massive payouts.

What is an Opt-Out Class Action Lawsuit?

You probably have heard of class action lawsuits, right? Class actions were meant to be an exception to a rule that hurt parties must make their claims in courts individually and that only the…

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Blog What is an Opt-Out Class Action Lawsuit? Class Action Litigation

Supreme Court Qui Tam Action

Blog TransUnion and Concrete Harm: Answering a Fundamental Question Class Action Litigation

Supreme Court Qui Tam Action

Blog The Supreme Court’s Spokeo Decision Left Confusion in Its Wake. What Happened, and What Comes Next? Class Action Litigation

Podcasts Episode 24: Nuclear Verdicts Create Litigation “Vortex” for Trucking Industry Class Action Litigation

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Blog Drone Laws: A Look in the Future Class Action Litigation, Over-Enforcement

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Research

Summer 2022 | ILR Research Review | Volume 9, Issue 2

Unfair, Inefficient, Unpredictable: Class Action Flaws and the Road to Reform

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TransUnion and Concrete Harm: One Year Later

Fall 2021 | ILR Research Review | Volume 8, Issue 2

ILR Briefly: Courting Confusion: Federal Securities Class Actions Don't Belong in State Courts

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Senior Vice President, Legal Reform Policy

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Podcasts Episode 3: Establishing Precedent: SCOTUS Review of Class Action Lawsuits with Harold Kim and Steve Lehotsky

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