Not weekending in the Hamptons or on Nantucket? That is no excuse for skipping that perfect beach read – even if you are light years away from the ocean.  A little creative visualization goes a long way: imagine digging your toes into warm sand while you bury your nose in one of these articles about CAFA. Trust us, these erudite ruminations are far better for your law practice than some piece of mind candy you would have grabbed at an airport kiosk between flights. 

Symposium: Class Actions in the Gulf South and Beyond, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 5/6 (June 2006)(Tulane Law Review, June 2006).

Edward F. Sherman, The Class Action Regime After the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 5/6 (June 2006)(Tulane Law Review, June 2006).

Sarah S. Vance, A Primer on the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 5/6 (June 2006)(Tulane Law Review, June 2006).

Allan Kanner, Interpreting the Class Action Fairness Act in a Truly Fair Manner, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 5/6 (June 2006)(Tulane Law Review, June 2006).

James M. Garner, Congressional Welcome to Federal Court – The Class Action Fairness Act: Has the Party Just Begun?, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 5/6 (June 2006)(Tulane Law Review, June 2006).

Robert H. Klonoff & Mark Herrmann, The Class Action Fairness Act: An Ill-Conceived Approach to Class Settlements, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 5/6 (June 2006)(Tulane Law Review, June 2006).

Patrick Woolley, Erie and Choice of Law After the Class Action Fairness Act, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 5/6 (June 2006)(Tulane Law Review, June 2006).

Todd B. Hilsee, Gina M. Intrepido & Shannon R. Wheatman, Hurricanes, Mobility, and Due Process: The “Desire to Inform” Requirement for Effective Class Action Notice Is Highlighted by Katrina, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 5/6 (June 2006)(Tulane Law Review, June 2006).

Francis E. McGovern, A Model State Mass Tort Settlement Statute, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 5/6 (June 2006)(Tulane Law Review, June 2006).

John Randall Whaley, Craig M. Freeman & Richard J. Arsenault, Precertification Discovery: A User’s Guide, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 5/6 (June 2006)(Tulane Law Review, June 2006).

Jeffrey H. Dasteel & Ronda McKaig, What’s Money Got To Do With It?: How Subjective, Ad Hoc Standards For Permitting Money Damages In Rule 23(b)(2) Injunctive Relief Classes Undermine Rule 23’s Analytical Framework, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 5/6 (June 2006)(Tulane Law Review, June 2006).

Charles S. McCowan, Jr. & Calvin C. Fayard, Jr., Louisiana Complex Litigation, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 5/6 (June 2006)(Tulane Law Review, June 2006).

Linda S. Mullenix , Should Mississippi Adopt a Class-Action Rule – Balancing the Equities: Ten Considerations that Mississippi Rulemakers Ought to Take into Account in Evaluating Whether to Adopt a State Class-Action Rule, 24 Miss. C. L. Rev. 217 (2005)(Mississippi College Law Review, Spring 2005).

 Deborah J. Challener, Foreword: Love it or Leave It; an Examination of the Need for and Structure of a Class Action Rule in Mississippi, 24 Miss. C. L. Rev. 145 (2005)( Mississippi College Law Review, Spring 2005).

Holly Kershell, Comment, An Approach to Certification Issues in Multi-State Diversity Class Actions in Federal Court After the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 40 U.S.F. L. Rev. 769 (2006)(University of San Francisco Law Review Spring, 2006).

The Inadequacy of the Interstate Commerce Justification for the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 55 Emory L.J. 487, 533+ (2006)(Emory Law Journal).

Sausage-Making, Pigs’ Ears, and Congressional Expansions of Federal Jurisdiction: Exxon Mobil v. Allapattah and its Lessons for the Class Action Fairness Act, 81 Wash. L. Rev. 279, 290+ (2006)(Washington Law Review).

J.R. Whaley, Christine Lipsey, Brill v. Countrywide Homes: Burden of Proof in Remand Proceedings Under the Class Action Fairness Act, 53 Fed. Law. 18 (2006)(Federal Lawyer, May 2006)

John T. Kolinski, The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 80-APR Fla. B.J. 18 (2006)(Florida Bar Journal, April 2006).

Edward A. Hosp, Settlements Under the Class Action Fairness Act, 67 Ala. Law. 125 (2006)(Alabama Lawyer, March 2006).

Jerome Ringler, The Unfairness of the Class Action Fairness Act, 29-MAR L.A. Law. 52 (2006)(Los Angeles Lawyer, March 2006).

Brian Cabianca, Effects of the Class Action Fairness Act, 42-JAN Ariz. Att’y 25 (2006)(Arizona Attorney, January 2006).

Stephen J. Cowen, Comment, Appellate Review of SLUSA Remands After CAFA, 73 U. Chi. L. Rev. 321 (2006)(University of Chicago Law Review, Winter 2006).

Gregory P. Joseph, Federal Class Action Jurisdiction After CAFA, Exxon Mobil and Grable, 8 Del. L. Rev. 157 (2006)(Delaware Law Review).

Nivine K. Zakhari, Is the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 a Misnomer? The Impact of on Class Action Waivers in Consumer ADR Clauses, 5 J. Am. Arb. 97 (2006)(Journal of American Arbitration 2006).

James E. Pfander, Avery Raises Doubts About the Class Action Fairness Act, 93 Ill. B.J. 648 (2005)(Illinois Bar Journal, December 2005).

Turn the New Class Action Fairness Act to Your Clients’ Benefit, 41-NOV Trial 64 (2005)(Trial, November 2005).

D. Jarrett Arp, Be Careful What You Ask for: Unintended Consequences and Unfinished Business Under the Class Action Fairness Act, 20-FALL Antitrust 8 (2005)(Antitrust, Fall 2005).

Bruce V. Spiva, Jonathan K. Tycko, Indirect Purchaser Litigation on Behalf of Consumers After CAFA, 20-FALL Antitrust 12 (2005)(Antitrust, Fall 2005).

Ian Simmons, Charles E. Borden, The Defense Perspective: The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 and State Law Antitrust Actions, 20-FALL Antitrust 19 (2005)(Antitrust, Fall 2005). 

Charles B. Casper, The Class Action Fairness Act’s Impact on Settlements, 20-FALL Antitrust 26 (2005)(Antitrust, Fall 2005).