Feb. 10, 2017
CAFA conundrum: Diversity is what counts
The appellate review provision of the Class Action Fairness Act has generated some controversy over its scope. By James C. Martin and David J. de Jesus
James C. Martin
Partner
Reed Smith LLP
Phone: (213) 457-8002
Email: jcmartin@reedsmith.com
James is in the firm's Appellate Group, resident in the Los Angeles and Pittsburgh offices. He is certified as specialists in appellate law by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
David J. de Jesus
Counsel
Reed Smith LLP
101 2nd St Ste 1800
San Francisco , CA 94105
Phone: (415) 543-8700
Fax: (415) 391-8269
Email: ddejesus@reedsmith.com
Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
David is in the firm's Appellate Group, resident in San Francisco office. He is certified as specialists in appellate law by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
Congress enacted the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) in 2005, aiming to curb abuse of the class action mechanism - and in particular, large class actions that typically crossed borders from one state to another. It did so by relaxing diversity jurisdiction requirements for high-dollar class actions and, providing a specific removal provision to steer those actions into federal court. Congress also went a...
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