In This Issue -
Firm News:
..Kathleen Sullivan Featured in December 2013 The American Lawyer Cover Story
..Quinn Emanuel Named to BTI’s 2014 “Client Service A-Team” Honor Roll
Main Article:
..Overview of the Class Action Regime in Australia
Noted With Interest:
..Expansion of California’s Unfair Competition Law
Practice Area Notes:
..Bankruptcy & Restructuring Update
..London Litigation Update
..Trademark Litigation Update
..Life Sciences Litigation Update
Victories:
..Victory for Paulson & Co.
..Quinn Emanuel Overturns $70 Million Fraud Verdict
..Class Decertification Victory for State Farm
..Summary Judgment Victory in Los Angeles Superior Court
Excerpt from Overview of the Class Action Regime in Australia -
The Australian class action regime is among the most plaintiff-friendly in the world, and it has been reported that, outside of the U.S., Australia is the next most likely place in which a corporation will find itself defending a class action (Clark & Harris, The Push To Reform Class Action Procedure In Australia: Evolution or Revolution? (2005) Melbourne University Law Review 776(32)).
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