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Dec. 13, 2007

Attack on Class-Action System Puts Blame on the Innocent

Letters to the Editor - Writers offer a withering response to a recent call for reforming California's class-action system and some words of praise for one of the legends of ADR.

Aashish Y. Desai

Desai Law Firm PC

3200 Bristol Street #650
Costa Mesa , CA 92626

Phone: (949) 614-5830

Fax: (949) 271-4190

Email: aashish@desai-law.com

University of Houston Law Center; Houston TX

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

      In response to Michael Newman's utterly baseless attack on class actions ("Reforming Class Action, Nov. 20), I note the following: Newman either does not understand the law of class actions or cares little about it.
      In fact, the law surrounding California class actions is not based on "42 words" of the Code of Civil Procedure. California law requires that a class be defined...

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