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Mar. 14, 2009
Class Actions Are on the Rise In California, Federal Courts
Los Angeles County Superior Court class action filings have increased nearly 105 percent over the last five years. At the state level, class actions rose nearly 63 percent between 2000 and 2005.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - As the official class action gatekeeper for the nation's largest trial court, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Victoria Chaney once combed through thousands of filings about everything from unpaid wages to faulty space heaters, deciding which case would be heard in what courtroom. The task was always heavy on paperwork and never the highlight of the day. But by early 2008, Chaney ...
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