Appellate Practice
Dec. 13, 2016
Class actions are just no fun
They can take f-o-r-e-v-e-r. In the latest round of one class action, the 9th Circuit will have yet another opportunity to wrestle with competing claims as it sorts through 11 different appeals from a settlement.
Polly J. Estes
Estes Law Group
1005 Northgate Dr # 504
San Rafael , CA 94903
Phone: (415) 448-5905
Email: polly@appellateattorney.com
University of Texas SOL; Austin TX
APPELLATE ZEALOTS
The world of class actions is unique. They can take f-o-r-e-v-e-r. It isn't all that unusual for a class action to take a decade. They are also expensive. And there are frequently several subclasses of plaintiffs, with different claims and damages. At various stages in the process, this can sometimes create inherent conflicts. And those tensions often lead to conflicts on appeals.
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