CAFA Mass Actions: Will Courts Continue to Permit Plaintiffs to Game the System? | Practical Law

CAFA Mass Actions: Will Courts Continue to Permit Plaintiffs to Game the System? | Practical Law

A discussion of the judicial response to plaintiffs' attempts to avoid the jurisdictional reach of the Class Action Fairness Act. Outcomes have differed depending on whether plaintiffs style their case as a class action or mass action under the statute. This Article also discusses the potential for change in this area of the law.

CAFA Mass Actions: Will Courts Continue to Permit Plaintiffs to Game the System?

by Michael Gruver and Glenn Pogust, Kaye Scholer LLP, with Practical Law Litigation
Law stated as of 14 Jan 2014 • USA (National/Federal)
A discussion of the judicial response to plaintiffs' attempts to avoid the jurisdictional reach of the Class Action Fairness Act. Outcomes have differed depending on whether plaintiffs style their case as a class action or mass action under the statute. This Article also discusses the potential for change in this area of the law.