Upcoming Class Action Conference

The ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS), Toxic Torts and Environmental Law, Business Litigation, Medicine and Law, and Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committees are sponsoring an upcoming conference entitled The Future of Class Action Litigaiton in America. On the heels of the passage of the Class Action Fairness Act, the program promises to cover all of the pressing issues surrounding this new statute as well as the other important issues within the class action area.

Many notable academic presenters will be participating, including Dean Edward Sherman of Tulane, and Professors Martin Redish, Richard Nagareda, Samuel Issacharoff, Howard Erichson, David Schwartz, Laura Hines, Tobias Wolff, and Garry D. Watson. Practitioners and members of the judiciary are slated to appear as panelists during the program as well.

The program runs from November 9 - 11, 2005 in Washington, D.C. To register, go to https://www.abanet.org/tips/classactlit05reg.html.