About
The consumer finance litigation and class actions landscape has seen some significant changes this past year. Given the enactment of the Class Action Fairness Act, the Bankruptcy Bill and the emerging theories of recovery developed by plaintiff's counsel dealing with mortgage lending and automobile financing claims, attorneys need to be armed with the most up-to-date information and strategies. Do you have the strategies to prevail in this new environment?
The American
Conference Institute's 5th Annual Consumer Finance Litigation and Class Actions publication will offer expert advice from experienced consumer finance attorneys on how to successfully strategize, defend, and settle consumer finance class actions. This year's faculty provided invaluable perspectives, insights, and expertise on emerging issues affecting consumer finance class actions.
Plus, learn about:
- A primer on the Class Action Fairness Act, and Amended Federal Rule 23
- Increasing Scrutiny of Class Settlements
- Latest developments concerning consumer class actions involving bankruptcies, foreclosures and defaults
- Defending claims against furnishers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
Contents & Contributors
NEW HOME MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE ACT PRICING DATA: THE NEXT ENFORCEMENT AND LITIGATION FRONT FOR LENDERS
Benjamin B. Klubes, Skadden Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom
Benjamin P. Saul, Skadden Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom
CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT PLACES MULTISTATE CLASS ACTIONS
BEFORE FEDERAL COURTS
Perry A. Napolitano, Reed Smith, LLP
Robert D. Phillips, Jr., Reed Smith, LLP
MAPPING THE NEW CLASS ACTION FRONTIER - A PRIMER ON THE
CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT, AND AMENDED FEDERAL RULE 23
Anthony Rollo, McGlinchey Stafford, LLP
Gabriel A. Crowson, Associate, McGlinchey Stafford, LLP
CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT: IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS
Joel S. Feldman, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
CLASS ACTION ARBITRATION
Eric P. Tuchmann, American Arbitration Association
ARBITRATION AND SONSUMER CLASS ACTIONS: GATEWAY ISSUES
AND UNCONSCIONABILITY
Gary S. Caplan, Sachnoff & Weaver Ltd.
HOW TO DRAFT AN EFFECTIVE (AND ENFORCEABLE) CONSUMER
ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
Jaime A. Bianchi, White & Case
Sarah E. Davis, White & Case
SOME DEVELOPMENTS IN CONSUMER ARBITRATION MATTERS
Christopher R. Lipsett, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, LLP
DEVELOPMENTS IN AUTOMOBILE FINANCE AND LEASING LITIGATION
Jay N. Fastow, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
FINE TUNING YOUR APPROACH TO AUTOMOBILE LEASING AND
FINANCE LITIGATION: ARE YOU PREPARED TO DEFEND
THE LATEST CLAIMS?
Tracy L. Hackman, DaimlerChrysler Services North America, LLC
THE INCREASING SCRUTINY OF CLASS SETTLEMENTS
Thomas M. Hefferon, Goodwin Procter, LLP
UNIQUE THEORIES FOR REMOVING CLASS AND MULTI-PARTY
ACTIONS FROM DANGEROUS STATE COURT JURISDICTIONS
Rik S. Tozzi, Starnes & Atchison LLP
Nicole M. Liechty, Starnes & Atchison LLP
Jason L. Holly, Starnes & Atchison LLP
STRATEGIES FOR ESCAPING DANGEROUS STATE COURT JURISDICTIONS
Rik S. Tozzi, Starnes & Atchison LLP
Nicole M. Liechty, Starnes & Atchison LLP
CALIFORNIA'S UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW:
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE SECTIONS 17200 - 17209
Jacqueline Jauregui, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold, LLP
DEFENDING CLAIMS AGAINST FURNISHERS UNDER THE FAIR
CREDIT REPORTING ACT
Debra Lee Hovatter, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
DIGEST OF FCRA CASES 2005 & OVERVIEW OF THE FCRA AND FACT ACT
Frank A. Hirsch, Nelson Mullins
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF FCRA AND THE FACT ACT:
PROACTIVE STRATEGIES TO AVOID LITIGATION
Bruce M. Jacobs, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
MINIMIZING THE LITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT RISK ARISING
FROM CONSUMER PRIVACY LEGISLATION
Campbell Tucker, Wachovia Corporation
MINIMIZING THE LITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT RISK ARISING
FROM CONSUMER PRIVACY LEGISLATION
Joan P. Warrington, Morrison & Foerster
MINIMIZING THE LITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT RISK ARISING
FROM CONSUMER PRIVACY LEGISLATION
Lynn A. Goldstein, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
CONSUMER FINANCE LITIGATION & CLASS ACTIONS
Eileen S. Simon, MasterCard International Incorporated
LITIGATING CONSUMER CLASS ACTIONS INVOLVING
BANKRUPTCIES FORECLOSURES & DEFAULTS
Douglas A. Thompson, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
USING NON-CASH/COUPON SETTLEMENTS
Peter J. Brennan, Jenner & Block, LLP
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