Depositions are one of the most important parts of class discovery. (And for many lawyers, they’re also the most fun.) Since so few class actions go to trial, a deposition of a named plaintiff is when the defense lawyer finally gets to act like a lawyer on TV, confronting the named plaintiff with evidence
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Are Class Action Lawyers Paid Too Little? Probably Not.
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Brian Fitzpatrick (of "Objector Blackmail" fame) has published another article in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review asking the provocative question: are class-action lawyers paid too little? His provocative answer: yes they are. According to Fitzpatrick, in small-stakes class actions, lawyers should collect a 100% contingency fee. What’s his justification? An…
Adequacy of Counsel – Qualifications Not Covered in Rule 23(g)
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Officially, I’m still on hiatus. (Although the author-reviewed copy edits for The Class Action Playbook went in to the publisher yesterday.) But today’s article in the Wall Street Journal: "Lawyers Wrestle Over Driver’s Seat in Litigation Against Toyota" deserves a brief post, if only to highlight some of the unusual qualifications plaintiffs’ lawyers are touting…