The conservative case for class actions

"Since the 1960s, the class action lawsuit has been a powerful tool for holding businesses accountable. Yet years of attacks by corporate America and unfavorable rulings by the Supreme Court have left its future uncertain. In this book, Brian T. Fitzpatrick makes the case for the importance of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Fitzpatrick, Brian T. 1975- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press 2019
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The ironic history of class actions
  • The conservative case for regulation
  • The conservative case for private enforcement
  • The conservative case against private enforcement
  • Why private enforcement needs class actions
  • Are class actions meritless?
  • Do class action lawyers get all the money?
  • Do class actions deter wrongdoing?
  • The conservative class action