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Author: Paul Karlsgodt is a partner in the Denver office of Baker & Hostetler.

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Technically Speaking, You don’t “Join” a Class Action
As someone who reads a lot of news articles about class action lawsuits, I see a lot of technical misstatements by the media in reporting on the mechanics of class action procedure. To most casual…
Class Action Blogosphere Weekly Review
Here are some blog entries from the week that was that might be of interest to class action practitioners: Class Action Decisions The UCL Practitioner provides a summary of recent decisions in several U.S. Circuit…
Private Litigation Funding Catching on in Loser Pays Jurisdictions
Litigation funding by private corporations other than law firms or individuals who are not lawyers is generally prohibited here in the US, but the concept is catching on overseas, especially in jurisdictions that have a “loser pays”…
South Korean Protesters Could Become Class Action Defendants
Here is an interesting tidbit about a possible class action reform in South Korea from the Korean newspaper the Chosun Ilbo. Reportedly, “the Presidential Council on National Competitiveness and the ruling Grand National Party” have agreed to “introduce…
The Latest on Class Arbitration Waivers
Although courts have upheld class arbitration waivers–contract clauses requiring arbitration but prohibiting class treatment of claims in the arbitration–under some circumstances, the trend seems to favor striking them down as unconscionable or void as against public policy,…
UK’s Civil Justice Council Recommends US-Style Procedures for Collective Actions
As reported today in the UK trade publication Professional Pensions, the Civil Justice Council, a governmental advisory committee charged with studying and recommending policy decisions relating to civil justice issues, issued a report earlier this month recommending…
Prospecting for Class Action Gold in Canada
Canadian attorney Howard Levitt has an interesting article published today on FinancialPost.com about trends in Canadian employment class action law. The article offers some practical preventative tips for employers, but also makes a few keen observations about the dynamics surrounding a…
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Class Action Blogosphere Weekly Review
Here are some blog entries from the week that was that might be of interest to class action practitioners: Class Action Decisions The Complex Litigator and The UCL Practitioner offer analysis of a recent California…
Corporate Library: CEO Pay Not Adversely Affected by Securities Class Actions
I recently came across this interesting August 20, 2008, article authored by Nicholas Rummell at FinancialWeek.com, discussing a report issued that same day by the Corporate Library finding that CEO compensation tended to increase rather than decrease following a securities…