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ABA Section of Litigation
Class Actions & Derivative Suits
 

Welcome to the Class Action and Derivative Suits Committee's website. The Committee consists of practitioners, corporate counsel and academicians interested in class actions and stockholder derivative suits. To the right-side of your screen is box entitled "Inside The Committee," which provides one-click access to the Message From The Chairs, which discusses recent and upcoming committee programs and other issues, numerous full-length articles and practice tips submitted by Committee members, and case notes (along with PDF copies) of the most recent and topical federal and state court class action and derivative suit decisions. Your participation in the Committee and this website is welcome. Email our Web Editors an article or case note for publication. Attend our renowned National Class Action Institute. For more information about the Committee, email any member of its leadership.



Upcoming Event

2009 ABA Annual Meeting
The ABA Section of Litigation and Class Actions & Derivative Suits Committee invite you to explore the professional learning and networking opportunities at the 2009 ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago, July 30–August 2. For young lawyers and experienced litigators alike, this is the CLE event to attend this summer.

 
 

Recent Updates
In Re Tobacco II Cases: A Paper Tiger?

On May 18, 2009, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in the long-awaited In re Tobacco II Cases, where it clarified the effect of Proposition 64 on class actions under California's Unfair Competition Law ("UCL"). The Court unanimously ruled that named plaintiffs need to plead and prove reliance to establish a UCL claim of misrepresentation or false advertising. A closely divided court (4-3), however, ruled that Proposition 64's standing requirements do not apply to absent class members. The latter issue is the focus of this article, which may prove to be the more controversial, and which may more often than not be ignored by the federal courts.


In re Hydrogen Peroxide Antitrust Litigation

Chief Judge Scirica of the Third Circuit delivered the opinion of the court in In re Hydrogen Peroxide Antitrust Litigation. Coming as it does from Judge Scricia, who is a member of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, has served as chairman of the Judicial Conference’s Standing Committee on the Rules of Practice, and is Chair of the Judicial Conference Working Group on Mass Torts, the opinion has considerable weight.


Securities Class Actions Settlements: 2008 Review and Analysis

Cornerstone Research issues report showing that the value and number of federal securities class settlements declined in 2008.


 
Inside this Committee
 

Committee Leadership

Co-Chairs

Amy J. Longo

Los Angeles, CA


Lynda Grant

New York, NY


Web Editors

Jeff Gardner

Phoenix, AZ


Danny David

Houston, TX


Ethan Brown

Los Angeles, CA


Bill Doyle

San Diego, CA


Newsletter Editors

James C. Rutten

Los Angeles, CA


Roger K. Smith

Los Angeles, CA


Jocelyn D. Larkin

Berkeley, CA


Kathryn Jann

Phoenix, AZ

 
 

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