Feb. 26, 2010
Law Is Too Harsh on Class Counsel
Eric Kingsley and Elana Levine of Kingsley & Kingsley say proposed bill attempts to make class certification more difficult and costly.
Eric B. Kingsley
Partner
Kingsley & Kingsley APC
Labor & Employment
16133 Ventura Blvd #1200
Encino , CA 91436
Phone: (818) 990-8300
Fax: (818) 990-2903
Email: eric@kingsleylawyers.com
Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
Eric is the former board chair of the Anti-Defamation League's Los Angeles Region.
Elana R. Levine
Trial Attorney
AlderLaw, P.C.
She is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara and Southwestern Law School. Licensed since 2004, Levine has devoted her practice to employment and consumer law, including individual, representative and class litigation in state and federal courts.
Recently, at the Governor's urging Assemblymember Audra Strickland introduced ABX8 38, which would create a massive change in California class actions. The bill attempts to make class certification more difficult and costly, and reduce fees to plaintiff's counsel. If passed, class action attorneys would be squeezed at both ends (increased litigation costs and less fees). While the bill is potentially beneficial to some corporate interests, it would harm law-abiding businesses by allowing l...
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