The ABA Class Action Task Force
The ABA Class Action Task Force was appointed by the President of the
ABA to examine the proposed so-called “Class Action Fairness Act”
when it was being considered by Congress. The Task Force’s Interim
Report and its Final Report criticized various aspects of the legislation,
and reflected the divided views of its members. More information about
the Task Force can be obtained from http://www.abanet.org/classaction/home.html
and the links to its Reports and membership at the left of the page.
The so-called “Class Action Fairness Act,” which was opposed
by every national consumer organization, civil rights organization, the
AFL-CIO, and a number of national unions because they believed the bill
would make it more difficult for people harmed by industry wrongdoing
to get relief for their injuries, and which was supported by business
groups opposed to accountability, was nevertheless passed by Congress
and signed into law on February 18, 2005.
A discussion of the statute is contained in Chapter 33 (Class and Representative
Actions) of RICHARD T. SEYMOUR AND JOHN F. ASLIN, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW
UPDATE, SPRING 2005 EDITION (BNA, Washington, D.C., 2005), copyright American
Bar Association, 2005.
A more detailed discussion is contained in ELIZABETH J. CABRASER AND
RICHARD T. SEYMOUR, ANALYSIS, IMPLICATIONS, AND TEXT OF THE CLASS ACTION
FAIRNESS ACT 2005, SPECIAL ALERT TO CALIFORNIA CLASS ACTIONS PRACTICE
AND PROCEDURE, CALIFORNIA FORMS OF PLEADING AND PRACTICE (LexisNexis,
2005).
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