Class Action Fairness Act Resources

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S.5, The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005

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Legislative history

Articles & Analysis

CAFA’s Amount-in-Controversy Requirement: Keeping Smaller Class Actions in State Court Where They Belong  | 

by Michael L. Murphy

April 2008 Federal Judicial Center Study: The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 on the Federal Courts  | 

by Emery G. Lee III and Thomas E. Willging

The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: An Analysis  | 

by Scott Nelson

Understanding the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005  | 

by Professor William B. Rubenstein, UCLA Program on Class Actions

Summary of CAFA's Changes to Class Action Law  | 

by Jocelyn Larkin, The Impact Fund

Related Cases

Pritchett v. Office Depot, Inc.  | 

The Tenth Circuit holds that the Class Action Fairness Act does not apply retroactively to cases removed to Federal Court after the act's effective date. Review the Tenth Circuit's opinion.

Knudsen v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company  | 

The Seventh circuit joins the Tenth Circuit in holding that CAFA is not retroactive.

Amalgamated Transit Union v. Laidlaw Transit  | 

Ninth Circuit Resolves How To Treat Appeals From Remand Orders Under CAFA.