Book Abstract:

Now completely updated and expanded, this comprehensive guide provides in-depth knowledge of the many intricacies of a class action lawsuit along with a valuable, state-by-state analysis of the ways in which the class action rules differ from the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23. Now in two volumes, it is organized in three sections: Anatomy of a Class Action, Special Issues in Class Actions, and Jurisdictional survey of Local Requirements Governing Class Actions.