For the last six or seven years, a growing academic literature has put forward the argument that the primary justification for class actions is not to compensate absent class members, but to deter corporate wrongdoing. That justification has formed the basis of a number of arguments, from Professor Fitzpatrick’s proposal that class action attorneys earn
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Ramirez v Dollar Phone Corp – Superiority Arguments
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Judge Jack Weinstein is no stranger to class actions; he has decided a number of them over the years. And while no one can deny his inventiveness, he has at times drawn criticism for his predisposition for finding judicial solutions to widespread social problems. Judge Weinstein’s reputation is part of what makes the case of…