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May 22, 2006


Class action refresher course

Michael Dorf at FindLaw usefully reviews the ethical and principal/agent problems with class legal representation. He explains why hidden payoffs to named plaintiffs would constitute, if proved, "very serious wrongdoing" -- and also why problems with the class action format would persist even if all lawyers were saints.

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Attorneys' Fees and Ethics
Class Actions









 

 

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