Prevailing Trends in Class Action Litigation
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Law Center, New Brunswick
Presented in cooperation with the Class Action Litigation Committee of the NJSBA
FACULTY
Co-Moderators: Christopher J. Dalton, Esq., Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC (Newark)
Bruce D. Greenberg, Esq., Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC (Newark)
Speakers: Jeffrey J. Greenbaum, Esq., Sills Cummis & Gross, PC (Newark)
Susana Cruz Hodge, Esq., Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC (Newark)
Daniel R. Lapinski, Esq., Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, PA (Woodbridge)
Andrew Sayles, Esq., Connell Foley, LLP (Roseland)
James C. Shah, Esq., Shepherd Finkelman Miller & Shah, LLP (Collingswood)
Michael R. McDonald, Esq., Gibbons, PC (Newark)
Steven D. Weisbrot, Executive VP, Angeion Group (Philadelphia)
Henry P. Wolfe, Esq., The Wolf Law Firm, LLC (New Brunswick)
AGENDA
4:30 Welcome
4:35-5:35 Panel 1- Recent USSC class action decisions (Spokeo, Tyson, Campbell-Ewald)
5:35-5:40 Panel switch
5:40-6:40 Panel 2- Recent class-certification decisions both state and federal (Dugan v. TGI Fridays, NFL concussion MDL, Neale v. Volvo)
6:40 BREAK and panel switch
6:50-7:50 Panel 3 – Ethical Considerations in Class Actions: Class counsel’s obligations pre-and post-certification; settlement negotiations; Who May Contact Absent Class Members and When? and Responsibilities of Class Counsel When One or More Class Representatives or Plaintiffs Oppose a Settlement Counsel Believes to be in The Best Interests of the Class.
7:50 Q&A, panel discussion and program wrap up
8:05 Adjourn