Beyond "It Just Ain't Worth It": Alternative Strategies for Damage Class Action Reform

Beyond "It Just Ain't Worth It": Alternative Strategies for Damage Class Action Reform

Hensler and Rowe discuss the premise that private class actions for money damages can yield significant social benefits. Class actions can provide compensation for modest but non-trivial losses suffered by widely dispersed but similarly positioned persons as a result of negligence or illegal behavio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Law and contemporary problems 2001-04, Vol.64 (2/3), p.137-161
Hauptverfasser: Hensler, Deborah R., Rowe, Thomas D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attorneys
Attorneys fees
Class action lawsuits
Class actions (Civil procedure)
Collective action
Compensation
Damage compensation
Defendants
Fees
Financial loss
Judges
Judicial process
Law
Legal reform
Liability insurance
Litigation
Modern society
Negligence
Plaintiffs
Plaintiffs attorneys
Remedies
Securities fraud
Social aspects
Social impact
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Zusammenfassung:Hensler and Rowe discuss the premise that private class actions for money damages can yield significant social benefits. Class actions can provide compensation for modest but non-trivial losses suffered by widely dispersed but similarly positioned persons as a result of negligence or illegal behavior.
ISSN:0023-9186
1945-2322
DOI:10.2307/1192309