October 23, 2006

Reports Marcia Coyle in the National Law Journal: "The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 has had a swift and significant impact on the nature of class actions filed in, or removed to, federal court -- including a sharp increase in contract and tort class actions, according to a recent report by the Federal Judicial Center." The report is here in PDF format, and the Federal Judicial Center's site is here.