BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b140f6fa23ee350593e919071692bb4c209 CATEGORIES:Continuing Legal Education SUMMARY:Wage the Battle to Win the War: Expert Challenges at Class Certification DESCRIPTION:
Certifying an antitrust class under Rule 23 has become a battle. In the last 20 years, courts have been changing the game around Rule 23 interpreta tion, and rigorous analysis at class certification has made briefing volumi nous and expensive. Plaintiffs and defendants have had to respond according ly by leveraging the legal tools at their disposal, wondering if there is a way to get out of the trenches and streamline the process.
On Septem ber 24, join us in Chicago for a panel discussion on the state of class cer tification. Seasoned legal and economic advisors will first analyze the var ious legal maneuvers that have caused class certification to evolve into th e lengthy and expensive process we see now. They will then discuss how cour ts can curtail this trend in various ways, including by giving Daubert moti ons due consideration at class certification—a move that would pave the way for cases to be resolved early if granted, by considering the denial of th ose motions a route to fast-track expert issues to trial, or by dialing bac k and bringing the class certification process closer to its procedural roo ts.
Our agenda includes insights and recommendations on the following topics:
Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credit for th is program is pending in California, Illinois and New York. A Universal Mul ti-State Credit Certificate of Attendance will be provided to attendees who request MCLE credit in all other jurisdictions.