Conjecture centred on law firms because until the class-action rules were changed in 1995, they clearly had most to gain.
And the J-Class Association can change the rules whenever it wants.
Last week, President Barack Obama delivered remarks in Las Vegas about fixing the broken immigration system so that it is fairer and helps grow the middle class by ensuring everyone plays by the same rules.
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama delivered remarks in Las Vegas about fixing the broken immigration system so that it is fairer and helps grow the middle class by ensuring everyone plays by the same rules.
Dukes another Congressional creation is at issue: The federal court rules allowing class actions.
Since the new champions always get to rewrite the rules, Ellison and his world-class sailors tossed out the plodding sloops that previously had been sailed in the America's Cup in favor of the fast catamarans.
The Third Circuit agreed in a decision that appears to set stricter new rules for class actions in its district even while upholding the utility of the mechanism.
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He says Posner substituted established rules that require all the class members to share similar complaints with a new, oversimplified doctrine that places efficiency above all else.
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Robbins Geller, of course, has roots in the firm founded by class-action titan Bill Lerach who ultimately went to jail for bending the rules and paying plaintiffs kickbacks for participating in his suits.
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Correspondents say there have been complaints that exam rules for the Introduction to Congress class were unclear, and over the university's handling of the investigation.
The clock is ticking for Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter to decide his future involvement with the NBA. The rapper, entertainer and budding sports agent has a minority stake in the Nets, but if he wants to represent the NBA's next rookie class, he would have to divest his share of the team, per league rules.
Yet, depending on the how the Court rules, they could represent important decisions for large corporations, which are the typical defendants in class actions.
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Efforts to cut drug prices, let alone tighten up the rules for asset-shedding by middle-class pensioners, will face howls of protest from powerful political groups.
Sarwal of the ACC said his group may push the federal courts to adopt tougher rules on attorney fees in class actions.
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Ironically, it may ultimately provoke a political backlash that results in the imposition of rules and regulations that are even more inefficient than class actions.
Finally, a strong middle class can only exist in an economy where everyone plays by the same rules, from Wall Street to Main Street. (Applause.) As infuriating as it was for all of us, we rescued our major banks from collapse, not only because a full-blown financial meltdown would have sent us into a second Depression, but because we need a strong, healthy financial sector in this country.
Creating a world-class modern university needs flexibility in hiring, promotion and pay rather than the rigid rules that are traditional in the region.
Federal rules provide different standards for certifying a class of plaintiffs, often depending on the type of remedy sought.
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Webber's actions violated the NCAA's amateurism rules, the organization found, and tarnished the legacy of the famous "Fab Five" recruiting class that played for national titles in 1992 and 1993.
Do they think undoing rules that protect families from the worst practices of credit card companies and mortgage lenders will make the middle class stronger?
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Before closing up shop for 2007, the House of Representatives Wednesday abandoned its strict budgetary rules, voting 352-64 to keep the AMT from rippling across America's upper-middle class.
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