FJC's Study of Diversity Jurisdiction Class Actions

In November 2008, as part of its ongoing study of the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 ("CAFA") upon federal courts, the Federal Judicial Center ("FJC") published Preliminary Findings from Phase Two's Pre-CAFA Sample of Diversity Class Actions. That report studied 231 diversity jurisdiction class actions filed in or removed to federal court in the two years prior to Feb. 18, 2005, CAFA's effective date.

41 minute read September 29, 2009 at 11:05 AM
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Beth Kaufman And Jeremy Weintraub
FJC's Study of Diversity Jurisdiction Class Actions

In November 2008, as part of its ongoing study of the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”) upon federal courts, the Federal Judicial Center (“FJC”) published Preliminary Findings from Phase Two's Pre-CAFA Sample of Diversity Class Actions.

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