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Class
actions can be an effective way to remedy
consumer injury and deter corporate wrongdoing.
Rolling individual injuries into a single
legal action can vindicate consumer rights
that might otherwise go without remedy. And
the class action device can enable the private
bar to seek resolution for some problems that
government consumer protection agencies may
not have the resources to pursue.
Sometimes,
however, class actions do not serve the goals
for which they were created, and the interests
of private class attorneys and defendants
appear to merge to the detriment of the class
members. Class members may be offered coupons
or other benefits without clear and complete
information to judge their value, while defendants
obtain broad releases and class counsel receive
generous fees.
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FTC
Conference Center ~ 601 New Jersey Ave., NW
~ Washington, DC 20001 |
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Can
settlement notices, non-pecuniary remedies, attorney
fee awards and other aspects of the class action
device be reformed, revised, enhanced, or improved
to better protect the interests of consumer class
members? |
Join judges, academics, practitioners,
corporate and government attorneys, economists, consumer
advocates, and claims facilitators for a thoughtful
exchange on the current state of class action practice,
as well as promising proposals for the future. The Georgetown
Journal of Legal Ethics will
be publishing transcripts of the proceedings, as well
as selected workshop-related articles, in upcoming issues.
For details on submitting an article for consideration,
click
here.
When:
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Monday, September
13, 2004; 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 14, 2004; 9:00 a.m. - 12:15
p.m.
Registration begins each day at 8:00 a.m.
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Where: |
FTC Conference Center,
601 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
20001. |
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Workshop Agenda
& Materials
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Registration
& Attendance
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FTC
Class Action Briefs
Since January 2002, the FTC has filed six briefs
in class action cases and concluded the proposed
settlements were flawed or the fees unreasonably
large in light of results obtained.
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Advocacy
Comments
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Consumer &
Business Education
- Need a Lawyer? Judge
for Yourself [TXT]
[PDF]
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Speeches
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