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Class Actions and Other Multi-Party Litigation in a Nutshell

7th Edition
Robert H. Klonoff
ISBN: 9798895451137
Subject: Civil Procedure-Advanced
Format: Print - Softbound
Page Count: 648
Copyright: 2026 | Status: Accepting Pre-Orders

Completely revised and up to date. Thoroughly covers federal class actions and other multi-party litigation, including case law, applicable rules and statutes, and important secondary sources. Covers all of the major topics of class action law and practice, such as commencement of a class action, requirements for class certification, class action discovery, notice to class members, opt-out rights, Seventh Amendment and due process issues, class settlements, remedies, appellate review, issue and claim preclusion, ethical issues, ADR, and third-party financing. Numerous recent cases have been included. Also contains a special focus on securities, mass tort, and employment discrimination class actions, as well as defendant class actions, bankruptcy, joinder devices under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and shareholder derivative suits. Explores the latest cutting-edge issues in multi-party litigation and discusses numerous ground-breaking court decisions. Importantly, this edition also contains a much-expanded treatment of Federal Multidistrict Litigation as well as a discussion of bankruptcy as a potential alternative to MDL.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Nutshells
Publication Date: 06/24/2026

Robert H. Klonoff, Lewis & Clark Law School

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  • Discussion of new 2025 MDL Rule, Fed. R. Civ. P. 16.1
  • Greatly expanded discussion of federal multidistrict litigation
  • Greatly expanded section on Article III standing issues in class actions, including standing issues at the class certification stage
  • Greatly expanded case law discussion of predominance under Rule 23(b)(3)
  • Expanded discussion of numerosity, commonality, typicality, and adequacy of representation
  • Expanded discussion of issue classes under Rule 23(c)(4)
  • Expanded discussion of personal jurisdiction issues in class actions (Bristol-Myers Squibb and subsequent case law raising personal jurisdiction issues in aggregate litigation)
  • Expanded discussion of issues raised in nationwide class actions
  • Expanded discussion of American Pipe tolling case law, including important recent developments
  • Expanded discussion of Class Action Fairness Act cases
  • Expanded discussion of cy pres remedies in class actions
  • Expanded discussion of Supreme Court cases on class actions and arbitration clauses
  • Expanded discussion of class settlements and attorneys' fees
  • Discussion of new case law relating to Rule 23(b)(2), including discussion of Rule 23(b)(2) as an alternative to nationwide injunctions after Trump v. CASA

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