Rusty Perdew spoke at the Class Action Money and Ethics Conference on May 7, 2018 in New York City. His topic is "Class Certification – What’s Happened to H.R. 895"
What’s happened to H.R. 895, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2018? [It passed by a 220-201 vote in the House in Mar. [2018] Judges want to see more facts at the class certification stage and are serving as stricter gatekeepers. Experts are being dismissed and there appears to be an increasing number of orders denying class certification.
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