Who Should Attend

Attorneys, business executives, and consultants involved with class action litigation and government officials involved with parallel investigations

Why You Should Attend

2012 was another remarkable year for development of class action law, with cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court on issues such as arbitration clauses, CAFA, experts and the Daubert rule, the rigorous analysis standard, mootness, and Article III standing. Lower courts continued to develop conflicting interpretations of the 2011 landmark decisions in Concepcion and Dukes. While these Supreme Court decisions led some to predict a significant decline in class actions, the volume of class action filings in both state and federal courts continues to be strong with ultimate outcomes uncertain.

Please join us for this program addressing important legal developments in class action law, with presentations demonstrating that class actions are far from extinct.

~ Thomas L. Boeder, Esq. of Perkins Coie LLP and Timothy G. Fielden, Esq. of Microsoft Corporation, Program Co-Chairs

What You Will Learn

• National class action trends
• California Section 17200 update
• New Supreme Court cases on evidentiary standards
• The emerging law on arbitration clauses: Follow up on cases after AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion
• The interplay between policies enforcement and consumer protection class actions
• The future for class actions as a form of aggregate litigation
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the Obama administration
• Resolving aggregate claims from Qui Tam litigation with parallel government investigations
• Early motions practice: Plaintiff and defendant perspectives
• Post-Certification Motion issues in class actions
• Ethics: The tension between professional responsibility and an attorney's objectives in interviewing witnesses

Reed Smith Partner, John P. Hooper, will be presenting on the defendant's perspective of:

The Future for Class Actions as a Form of Aggregate Litigation: Is the "Private Attorney General" Era Coming to an End?

Are recent Supreme Court decisions likely to drastically limit future class actions? If so, will we see plaintiffs' attorneys partnering with State Attorneys General to prosecute claims using the AG's Parens Patriae authority? What are the pros & cons?

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