A Focus on Residential Mortgage Class Actions:New and Emerging Cases and Theories, theContinuing Impact of
Speakers
Rik Tozzi
Partner
Burr & Forman LLP
Anthony J. Laura
Partner
Epstein Becker & Green
Paul J. Ferak
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Class action trends involving residential mortgage litigation
- What recent cases tell us about what may be coming next
- Recent Supreme Court decisions and the trickle-down effect of those decisions on residential mortgage class action litigation
- Removability of AG actions under CAFA
- New CAFA removal and misjoinder issues
- Recap of relevant cases
- Knowles
- Hood v. AU Optronics
- New and emerging class action claims and how to defend against them
- Where plaintiffs are filing class actions and why
- Using this information to structure your case
- Assessing the continuing impact of Wal-Mart and its progeny on class certifications
- How are the lower courts applying Wal-Mart?
- Defeating plaintiffs’ theories as to why Wal-Mart and its progeny should not apply to a particular case
- Settlement considerations
- Making the decision to settle, and ensuring effective client communication throughout the settlement process
- Evaluating tradeoffs in scope of class and release; creating a comprehensive settlement order