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The 3rd Annual Litigator's Advanced Guide toConsumer Finance Class ActionsWinning Strategies for Preventing and Defending ClaimsWednesday, September 29, 2004
AboutAre you armed with the up-to-the-minute information and strategies you need to prevail in your next class action?This is a critical time for those who have exposure to consumer finance class actions. Changes to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the addition of the FACT Act to FCRA, and the uncertain future of the pending Class Action Fairness Act have added to the complexity of these claims. Now more than ever, it is imperative that both corporate counsel as well as litigators for consumer lenders are equipped with the tools necessary to effectively defend an action in a class context. American Conference Institute developed The 3rd Annual Litigators Advanced Guide to Consumer Finance Class Actions to provide the strategies and tactics you need to manage, defend, and avoid these high stakes cases. This new and updated publication will bring you the latest defense strategies and tactics. With claimants aiming for the high-water mark in awards, can you afford to miss it? Contents & ContributorsAboutAre you armed with the up-to-the-minute information and strategies you need to prevail in your next class action?This is a critical time for those who have exposure to consumer finance class actions. Changes to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the addition of the FACT Act to FCRA, and the uncertain future of the pending Class Action Fairness Act have added to the complexity of these claims. Now more than ever, it is imperative that both corporate counsel as well as litigators for consumer lenders are equipped with the tools necessary to effectively defend an action in a class context. American Conference Institute developed The 3rd Annual Litigators Advanced Guide to Consumer Finance Class Actions to provide the strategies and tactics you need to manage, defend, and avoid these high stakes cases. This new and updated publication will bring you the latest defense strategies and tactics. With claimants aiming for the high-water mark in awards, can you afford to miss it? Contents & ContributorsWHAT'S DRIVING THE LATEST CLASS ACTION CLAIMS? NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND EMERGING THEORIESRobert E. Cook, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System SOME DEVELOPMENTS IN CREDIT CARD CLASS ACTIONS Chris Lipsett, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF RECENT AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL RULE 23, AND THE PROPOSED CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT Anthony Rollo, McGlinchey Stafford LLP Gabriel A. Crowson, McGlinchey Stafford LLP OVERVIEW OF THE FCRA AND FACT ACT – EMERGING PRIVACY ISSUES FOR RESOLUTION Frank Hirsch, Hunton & Williams LLP FCRA LITIGATION: UPDATE AND CURRENT TRENDS Thomas M. Hefferon, Goodwin Procter LLP FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT DEVELOPMENTS Joan Warrington, Morrison & Foerster LLP L. Richard Fischer, Morrison & Foerster LLP RECENT EFFORTS TO EXPAND CREDIT DISCLOSURE LIABILITY UNDER TILA AND STATE UDAP STATUTES Jay Fastow, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP AUTOMOBILE FINANCE AND LEASING CLASS ACTIONS Peter N. Cubita, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP Mark Lonergan, Severson & Werson LLP CONSUMER FINANCE CLASS ACTIONS: VARIOUS ISSUES IN CLASS ACTIONS IN CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY Philip Anker, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Carol J. Banta, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 2004 CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY CLASS ACTIONS DECISIONS Gary Caplan, Sachnoff & Weaver Ltd. 2004 UPDATE – CALIFORNIA'S UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW BUS. & PROF. CODE § 17200 Mark Lonergan, Severson & Werson LLP ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS BY OR AGAINST NONPARTIES Jay Fastow, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP CONSUMER ARBITRATION: THE UNCONSCIONABILITY WAVE Thomas M. Byrne, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP CLASS CERTIFICATION IN ARBITRATION Joseph McLaughlin, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP PRE-TRIAL AND TRIAL DEFENSE TACTICS – AN IN-HOUSE PERSPECTIVE Debra Lee Hovatter, CitiFinancial, Consumer Finance N.A. AGGRESSIVE CLASS ACTION DEFENSE: STRATEGIES FOR PREVAILING IN CLASS ACTION LITIGATION BEFORE TRIAL Lewis Goldfarb, Hogan & Hartson LLP PRE-TRIAL AND TRIAL DEFENSE TACTICS Alan Maclin, Briggs & Morgan PA PRACTICAL THOUGHTS ON TOUGH JURISDICTIONS C. Vance Beck, Wachovia Corporation UNIQUE THEORIES FOR REMOVING CLASS AND MULTI-PARTY ACTIONS FROM DANGEROUS STATE COURT JURISDICTIONS Rik S. Tozzi, Starnes & Atchison LLP PARITY ACT PREEMPTION UPHELD: NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT REVERSES APPELLATE DIVISION, REINSTATES TRIAL COURT DISMISSAL OF PREPAYMENT FEE CLASS ACTION Leonard C. Bernstein, Reed Smith LLP PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURES Anthony Rollo, McGlinchey Stafford LLP |
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