Litigation attorney Scott N. Wagner serves as a contributing author to the American Bar Association Antitrust Class Actions Handbook. Scott authored, “Chapter IV – Deciding Whether to Opt Out of the Class Action,” which discusses strategic considerations for evaluation.
Enacted to help prevent class-action lawsuit abuse by the plaintiffs’ bar. The Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) expanded subject-matter jurisdiction over large class-action lawsuits in the United States.
Federal rules of procedure for class actions including prerequisites, types of class actions, certification, judgment, appeals, and class counsel guidelines.
The body of the United States federal court system that manages multidistrict litigation (MDL). Includes information on pending MDLs, rules and procedure, legal resources, and more.