Article: FORM 8-K: ADAMS GOLF ANNOUNCES ENTRY INTO MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

Article: Judicious class action reform.(COMMENTARY)
The Washington Times;  July 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... corroboration in a spiraling number of class action lawsuits in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions ... blunderbuss, through enactment of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2003 (CAFA). Class ... distinguishing between valid and frivolous class action claims before saddling the defendants ...

Article: Class Action
West's Encyclopedia of American Law;      700+ words ...CLASS ACTION A lawsuit that allows a large number ... matter to sue or be sued as a group. The class action suit began in the equity courts of seventeenth ... The bill of peace, and later the class action, provided a convenient and efficient ...

Article: Banning class action bans: class ...
Trial;  September 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... long-distance phone company collects a tax that amounts ... being able to file a class action, those consumers will ... recourse--and the phone company will get away with cheating ... central problem of bans on class action lawsuits. Unfortunately ...

Article: Class action hero?
Mondaq Business Briefing;  February 11, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Three separate class action suits were commenced ... the Centro group of companies (Centro). In summary ... Richard Kirby (Kirby class action). The proceedings ... lawyers specialising in class action suits and funded by ...

Article: Are Class Action Waiver Provisions In ...
Mondaq Business Briefing;  September 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... and a copy of the company's "Dispute Resolution ... that included a class action waiver provision ... in which a class action waiver clause in ... between a credit card company and card holders ... one: whether the Class Action Waiver in the Circuit ...

Transcript: CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS:BRIAN WOLFMAN
Congressional Testimony;  October 30, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT AND THE COURTS ON CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS: EXAMINING VICTIM COMPENSATION ... victims are adequately compensated in class action litigation; and second, how to ensure ... have adequate incentives to take on class action cases without reaping unjustified windfalls ...

Transcript: CLASS ACTION LITIGATION:MR. PAUL BLAND, JR.
Congressional Testimony;  July 31, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... because they were able to use the class action device to vindicate their rights ... predictable and outrageous. Through class action abuse, companies that harmed millions have avoided ... the tools, however, to stop class action abuse and I will detail some ...