Civil Litigation,
Administrative/Regulatory
Jan. 18, 2017
Inside agency class actions
Federal agencies hear more cases each year than our federal courts. But agencies routinely avoid using tools that courts rely on to efficiently resolve large groups of claims: class actions and other complex litigation procedures.
Michael D. Sant'Ambrogio
Associate Professor
Michigan State University College of Law
Adam S. Zimmerman
Professor
Loyola Law School
Federal agencies hear far more cases each year than our federal courts. But agencies routinely avoid using tools that courts rely on to efficiently resolve large groups of claims: class actions and other complex litigation procedures. As a result, across the administrative state, cases often languish for years without remedy - denying justice for plaintiffs ranging from students duped by dishonest for-profit colleges to wounded veterans raising system-wide grievances against the Department...
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