Class Actions, Mass Torts and Multiparty Litigation LAW 844A

Course Number: LAW 844A

Course Credits: 2

Aggregate litigation figures center stage in many courtrooms around the country. Indeed, the Supreme Court currently has no fewer than five major class action cases before it covering different aspects of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23. This course will explore various topics employing the devices of class action and aggregate litigation. Students will learn the purposes and differences in the various aggregate litigation devices, the nuances and requirements of Rule 23 and class certification, the Class Action Fairness Act, multidistrict litigation procedures, and other aggregate litigation topics.