Class Actions and Other Aggregate Litigation
Spring term, Block D
Th,F 10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Visiting Assistant Professor Morris Ratner
3 classroom credits LAW-32312A
This course will study the theory and practice of class action and other aggregate litigation in the United States. It is an advanced course in procedure, public law, judicial administration, and litigation. Topics range from the conceptual underpinnings of representative and other aggregate litigation to the specific doctrines of complex litigation practice, including jurisdiction, certification, choice of law, overlapping suits and multi-district litigation practice, notice, remedies, settlement, attorney's fees, and preclusion. The course is primarily doctrinal in nature, but it will include significant amounts of procedural theory, narratives of legal practice, and legal ethics.