Download or read book Class Actions and Other Multi-party Litigation in a Nutshell written by Robert H. Klonoff and published by West Publishing Company. This book was released on 1999 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new text covers all of the major topics of class action law & practice, such as commencement of a class action, requirements for class certification, class action discovery, notice to class members, "opt-out" rights, Seventh Amendment & due process issues, class settlements, remedies, appellate review, issue & claim preclusion, & ethical & policy issues. It also contains a special focus on securities, mass tort, & employment discrimination class actions, defendant class actions & shareholder derivative suits. The book explores the latest cutting-edge issues in multi-party litigation & discusses numerous groundbreaking court decisions.