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- Title
The Problem of Settlement Class Actions.
- Authors
Erichson, Howard M.
- Abstract
This Article argues that class actions should never be certified solely for purposes of settlement. Contrary to the widespread "settlement class action" practice that has emerged in recent decades, contrary to current case law permitting settlement class certification, and contrary to recent proposals that would extend and facilitate settlement class actions, this Article contends that settlement class actions are ill-advised as a matter of litigation policy and illegitimate as a matter of judicial authority. This is not to say that disputes should not be resolved on a classwide basis, or that class actions should not be resolved by negotiated resolutions. Rather, this Article contends that ifa dispute is to be resolved on a classwide basis, then the resolution should occur after a court has found the matter suitable for classwide adjudication, regardless of settlement.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CLASS action settlements; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); JUDICIAL power; CLASS certification (Law); JUDGE-made law -- Social aspects; CLASS actions; NEGOTIATION; LEGAL settlement; ECONOMICS; LAW
- Publication
George Washington Law Review, 2014, Vol 82, Issue 3, p951
- ISSN
0016-8076
- Publication type
Article