A Practical Litigation Guide
For 38 years, the go-to manual for consumer class action litigation, designed for both small law offices and established class action firms—featuring practical guidance and contributions from over 20 leading litigators nationwide.
Case Evaluation, Jurisdiction & Governing Law
- Pre-Filing & Case Design: Guidance on case selection, class definition, jurisdiction, arbitration requirements, and strategies to protect planned class rights.
- Standing & Legal Developments: Federal court standing post-Spokeo and Ramirez, recent Supreme Court class action rulings, and FRCP discovery amendments.
- State Law Analyses: State-by-state descriptions and analyses of state court standing requirements and class action procedures.
Litigation, Resolution & Practice Resources
- Discovery & Motion Practice: Class discovery tactics, handling named plaintiff depositions, overcoming defense delaying tactics, and drafting certification motions and briefs.
- Trial, Settlement & Fees: Structuring settlement terms, handling settlement objections, trials, appeals, and recovering attorney fees.
- Updated Practice Tools: Comprehensive sample litigation documents (complaints, notices, certification motions, briefs, discovery) and the revised NACA Class Action Guidelines.
Praise
"The National Consumer Law Center has come to the rescue of lawyers handling consumer cases. The Series has the answers for the myriad questions that can arise. The analysis of the law contains an extensive study of state statutes and generous footnotes citing case law in every state."
—Texas Bar Journal
Praise
"Comprehensively guides lawyers through the entire spectrum of class action litigation. ... Invaluable, succinct resource for new and experienced class action practitioners." —Herb Newberg, Author, Newberg on Class Actions
"Indispensable for anyone involved, on any side, of any class action of any kind." —Seth R. Lesser
"Almost every day, defense counsel asserts some reason why my class action supposedly can't proceed, and almost every time the Consumer Class Actions manual has a compilation of the authorities that rebut the argument. No one should bring consumer class actions who doesn't have this book on their shelf." —Roger L. Mandel, Stanley, Mandel, & Iola, LLP, Dallas, TX