Includes index.

Introduction -- Evolution and overview of federal court class actions -- Class certification requirements : threshold requirements and rule 23(a) -- Class certification requirements : rule 23(b) -- Litigating a class action -- Notice, opt-out rights, and communications with class members -- Multi-jurisdictional and state court class actions -- Constitutional and procedural issues -- Class action settlements, remedies, and attorneys' fees -- Appellate review -- Special focus on mass tort, employment discrimination, and securities fraud class actions -- Defendant class actions, derivative suits, and suits involving unincorporated associations -- Ethical and policy issues in class actions -- Non-class aggregation devices under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure -- Other aggregation and coordination devices in federal practice.

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