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Health Care & Hospital Law,
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Dec. 4, 2019

Non-monetary class action settlements: 7 things you should consider

A key objective of some class actions is not only to obtain monetary relief for class members, but to secure changes to the ways that companies do business. That is especially so for cases brought against the health care sector.

Elliot K. Gordon

Mediator and Arbitrator
JAMS

Email: EGordon@jamsadr.com

Elliot enjoyed a 30-year legal career in private practice and as an in-house counsel with an emphasis on health care, employment law and complex business litigation.

THIS COLUMN APPEARED IN THE 2019 TOP HEALTHCARE LAWYERS SUPPLEMENT

A key objective of some class action lawsuits is not only to obtain monetary relief for class members, but to secure changes to the ways that companies do business. That is especially so for cases brought against the health care sector. In recent years, health care companies have agreed to modify existing or implement new medical policies, appeals procedures, disclosures, compliance programs, out...

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