Tag: Class Action
The Rejection of the Amended Google Book Settlement Agreement: A Librarian’s...
Mark Giangrande, Jun 22, 2011
Much of the discussion surrounding the ASA considers the economic power that Google would have if it was approved and...
The Google Book Settlement & the Uncertain Future of Copyright
Gina Durham, Debbie Rosenbaum, Jun 22, 2011
In March of this year, the District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected the proposed settlement...
Collective Redress Proposals for Europe: Seeking a Solution to a Non-Existent...
Luke Tolaini, Samantha Ward, Apr 29, 2011
The European Commission's public consultation on collective redress is the latest in a series of attempts at legislating for...
Class Representation: Opt-in, Opt-out, or Representative Action?
PrivaAlberto Martinazzi, Apr 29, 2011
This paper aims to discuss one of the key themes underlying the recent European Commission's public consultation on collective redress,...
Collective Redress, More Consultations at the European Level But are We...
Ann Marie Galvin, Apr 29, 2011
Towards a Coherent European Approach to Collective Redress is the latest consultation by the European Commission ("Commission") on collective...
Is the European Commission’s Consultation on Collective Redress Trying to Fix...
Paul Chaplin, Nicholas Heaton, Apr 29, 2011
In February 2011 the European Commission launched a public consultation on whether new EU-wide forms of collective redress...
EU Proposals on Collective Redress – Lost in Consultation?
Andrew Jeffries, Apr 29, 2011
The European Commission launched in February 2011 another consultation on proposals for collective redress. This is open to April 30,...
Europe’s Long March Towards Antitrust Damages Actions
Robert O'Donoghue, Apr 29, 2011
The rather long and bumpy road towards a minimum level of harmonization of substantive rules and procedures for class actions...
Private Competition Litigation in Canada
Davit Akman, Adam Fanaki, Mark Katz, Aug 31, 2010
Private competition litigation, particularly class action litigation, is an area of growing importance in Canada. In...
The Duchesses Come Out Swinging in Dukes: Restoring the Balance in...
Jay Himes, William Reiss, Aug 10, 2010
With its much-anticipated en banc decision in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the Ninth Circuit became the most...
