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More Class Action Cases Handled by Federal Courts

Press release: ” Federal courts are handling more class action cases since the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) was enacted, a study shows. “In the 16 months since CAFA went into effect on February 18, 2005…we find a substantial increase in class action activity based on diversity of citizenship jurisdiction,” said the third in a series of interim reports from the Federal Judicial Center.”

  • The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Third Interim Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules , Thomas E. Willging; Emery Lee, April 16, 2007, 26 pages (Available On-line Only): “The Federal Judicial Center has undertaken a long-term study of the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) on the resources of the federal courts. The third interim report was delivered to the committee on April 16, 2007 for discussion at its April 19 meeting and reports on the results of statistical tests of the impact of CAFA on federal courts across the country.”
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