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Federal Class Action Cases Rose by 72 Per Cent, Study Finds

US Courts: “An interim report on the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 notes a 72 percent increase in class action cases for comparable periods in 2001 and 2007 in 88 federal district courts. Due later this year is a report on the act’s impact on judicial activity and resources needed to manage and resolve class actions.”

  • The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 on the Federal Courts, Fourth Interim Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Emery G. Lee III, Thomas E. Willging. Project Team: George Cort, Laural Hooper, Marie Leary, Angelia Levy, Dean Miletich, Robert Niemic & Shelia Thorpe, Federal Judicial Center, April 2008
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