LAW 122 Lecture 6: CHAPTER 2
11 Sep 2017
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Chapter 2 litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Litigation is the system of resolving disputes in court. They must demonstrate a workable plan for fairly representing the interests of the class members: notification: representative plaintiff must also have a workable plan for notifying potential class members. It is not unusual to see class action notices in newspapers or magazines. In most situations, a class action automatically includes every claimant who has not expressly opted out within a certain length of time. And every member of that class will be bound by the decision that the court gives at the end of the trial. Court allows all the claims to be joined together most important step. Shows that court believes that there is a serious and genuine claim to be considered usually will convince to settle. It requires every lawyer to hold professional liability insurance.
