Bridgeport’s
2015 Class Action Litigation & Management Conference
April 16-17, 2015
Los Angeles, CA

The class action landscape continued to evolve dramatically in 2013 and 2014, and 2015 promises more of the same. Arbitration, rigorous inquiry, nationwide class certification, marketing reliance, actual injury and market remedial actions are all issues that dominated class action orders and opinions. Developments in economic product defect, market misrepresentation, privacy and pure omissions class actions impact most class action practitioners currently prosecuting or defending these cases. For those who dedicate their practice to class actions, whether plaintiff or defense, there is much to review and discuss from the past year. This program, which is geared for the advanced practitioner, will cover the latest developments in the law of federal class actions as well as procedural advice from leaders in the field. This timely conference will include a discussion of the development of recent major class actions cases and decisions as well as a look at upcoming cases and current practice. This program is chaired by Michael Mallow of Sidley Austin and Kevin Ruf of Glancy Binkow and Goldberg.

Faculty:

Michael Mallow, Sidley Austin
Kevin Ruf, Glancy Binkow and Goldberg
Robert J. Herrington, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Alexander R. Wheeler | R. Rex Parris Law Firm
Mark Miller, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Christopher Chorba, Gibson Dunn
Graham LippSmith, Kasdan LippSmith Weber Turner LLP
Steve Ellis, Goodwin Procter
Gretchen Carpenter, Strange & Carpenter
Suzanne Havens Beckman, Parisi & Havens LLP
Rachel Straus, Sidley Austin
Gillian Wade, MILSTEIN | ADELMAN, LLP
Grube Brown & Geidt LLP
Ray Gallo, Gallo LLP
Mike Arias – Arias Ozzello & Gignac LLP
Stuart M. Richter | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Steven Weisbrot, Angeion Group
Blaine Everson, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Topics include:
“State of the Law” – Class Actions in 2015
Defendant Initiated Market Actions Impact on Class Actions
Using Focused Class Definitions to Enhance Class Certification (or alternatively, Not Biting Off More Than You Can Chew)
Appointment of interim class counsel: the benefits and burdens for plaintiffs and defendants
Pitfalls of Class Action Notice and Claims Administration
Article III Standing in Class Actions
Ascertainability In Consumer Products Cases
Changing Standards for Class Certification Including a Discussion of Standing And Injury & Use Of Experts At Class Certification
Enforcement of Arbitration Provisions
Why Do Some Cases Settle and Others Don’t?

Location:
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles
Time: Day One 9:00 – 4:43 Day Two 9:00 – 12:00