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May 2011
Are Class Action Lawsuits Obsolete? AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion - Video-on-Demand
Program Description:
Are class action lawsuits about to become obsolete? That seems inconceivable, but many experts are now arguing that it is very possible.
According to the “Class Action Litigation Report” (BNA, Vol. II, No. 19; Oct. 8, 2010; p. 5-51): “As of this juncture, the long term future of the class action is in doubt, and only some basic compromises . . . seem capable of preserving it as a broad form of litigation practice.”
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion is the most immediate attack on class action litigation as it now exists. The case was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on November 9, 2010, and was recently decided by the Court. The Court was called on to decide whether all contract claims (including agreements with shareholders, consumers, vendors, and employees) may be exclusively resolved through arbitration and such arbitration would not be possible as a class.
Following up on previous CBA-CLE seminars presented by Dirk de Roos on class action arbitration and the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp., this seminar will analyze the AT&T Mobility decision and what may be its historic (and potentially almost inconceivable) impact on class action litigation.
Presented by Dirk W. de Roos, Esq. and Russell O. Stewart, Esq.
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- General Credits 1.00
- Ethics Credits
- EDI Credits