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LAW SCHOOL (W74)  (Dept. Info)Law  (Policies)
W74 LAW 651BComplex Civil Litigation (R. Jackson)2.0 Units
Description:Enrollment limit: 20. This course is designed to give you an overview of class actions and other forms of aggregate litigation of civil claims, from inception through final judgment. It will focus primarily on consumer fraud, product liability, mass tort, and employment discrimination claims. Securities class actions will not be a primary focus of this course. Topics covered will include: the prerequisites for certification of damages classes and equitable and declaratory relief classes; the availability of stand-alone "issues" classes; class discovery and case management; class notice, opt-out rights, and communications with class members; personal jurisdiction, res judicata, and collateral attacks on class judgments; multi-jurisdictional and competing class actions; the Class Action Fairness Act; choice of law issues pertaining to class claims; cross-jurisdictional tolling of statutes of limitations; non-class forms of aggregation, including Multidistrict Litigation (MDLs); class action trials and proof problems; class action settlements and ethical obligations on negotiating them; cy pres recovery; anti-suit injunctions in aid of settlement; fees for class counsel; and intersections between class actions and alternative dispute resolution. Students will be evaluated based on a combination of class participation, homework assignments, and a final exam, with the final comprising the vast majority of the course grade. Credit for class participation will be given considering students who volunteer for discussions and bring current class action topics for group discussion. Students will receive a small number of short homework assignments designed to put the theories discussed in class to practical use. For example, students may be asked to draft discovery directed at Rule 23(b)(3)'s predominance and superiority factors, or to draft a 3-page petition for why a case should be subject to multidistrict transfer. The homework will serve as a basis for class discussion. Th
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