The Class Action Strategy and Practice Guide: Chapter 9

ABA Book Publishing

Authored Article

Author(s) Jason B. Tompkins

A practice guide on how to conduct a class action, starting with the filing of the action and, ending at settlement decisions and mechanisms. Topics Include:

  • Investigating and filing a class action 
  • Defendant's options for forum selection
  • Responding to the class action complaint
  • Class action discovery strategy
  • Summary judgement strategy
  • Class certification strategy
  • Managing multiple class and enforcement actions
  • Class action settlement
  • Trial plans
  • How to properly use and attack experts in class actions

Chris Friedman co-authored a chapter regarding class action settlement. The book can be found for purchase on the ABA website