Class actions law and practice 2nd edition offers all the information a civil litigator needs to pursue defend or intervene in a class proceeding by michael a eizenga author michael j peerless author john e callaghan author ranjan agarwal author publisher lexisnexis canada publication language english. Class actions 101 labor products nb judicial decisions in each of these substantive areas of law have colored class action practice in each area even though rule 23 and most class action principles formally apply in each area accordingly you need to 1 thoroughly research class certification decisions in the substantive area at . The two volume set mclaughlin on class actions law and practice is among the most widely cited treatises in federal and state appellate and trial courts on class action litigation author joseph mclaughlin synthesizes the vast body of caselaw and legislation concerning federal rule 23 its state analogs and the class action fairness act highlighting the application of class actions in key . A practice note outlining the basic framework of federal class actions governed by rule 23 of the federal rules of civil procedure frcp specifically this note includes an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the class action device class action prerequisites and types what to do when multiple similar class actions are filed certification requirements how a class action is conducted class action judgments settling a class action and issues related to class counsel and