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Litigation

May 1, 2002

Class Distinctions

Forum Column - By James D. Griffin and Kristopher A. Kuehn - Despite recent well-publicized cases overturning class-certification decisions or refusing to certify classes - Castano v. American Tobacco Co. , 84 F.3d 734 (5th Cir. 1996); In re Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc. , 51 F.3d 1293 (7th Cir. 1995) - the reported cases are still skewed in favor of the class-action procedure.

        Forum Column
        

        By James D. Griffin and Kristopher A. Kuehn
        
        Despite recent well-publicized cases overturning class-certification decisions or refusing to certify classes - Castano v. American ...

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