McGlinchey Stafford Unveils Weblog on Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA); First Ever Blog Dedicated Solely to CAFA.NEW ORLEANS New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm recognized nationwide for its practice defending class action lawsuits class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax , today launched the first ever Web Log (Blog), www.cafalawblog.com, focused on the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA CAFA Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (US) CAFA Community Action to Fight Asthma CAFA Canadian Association of Farm Advisors (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) CAFA Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations ). This interactive Blog features cutting edge information providing readers with a constantly renewed source of news and insights about CAFA and its rapidly evolving caselaw. Passed by Congress in February of this year, CAFA has revolutionized and changed the class action landscape by dramatically expanding federal court jurisdiction over class actions, and by requiring close court supervision of class settlements to avoid abuses and enhance consumer protection. The CAFA Law Blog offers attorneys, courts, businesses and other readers new and comprehensive information about this important new law, discusses its implications and effect on companies doing business, and contains summaries of case rulings as they are decided by the courts, with links to the full texts of the decisions. McGlinchey Stafford offers clients a premier national class action defense team. McGlinchey Stafford attorneys have represented clients in hundreds of class action matters in more than 25 states, including suits involving consumer financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , banking, insurance, deceptive trade practices, products liability, environmental law, toxic torts, personal injury, health care, public utilities, and labor and employment issues and claims. "We have always strived to provide top-flight legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. , and to accommodate and support the changing needs of our clients to the best of our ability. They have told us they want and need more information about CAFA," said Anthony Rollo (New Orleans), CAFA Law Blog Co-Editor and class action defense team leader with McGlinchey Stafford. "The flexibility and utility of the blog format allows us to supplement our private advice to clients with a public forum to disseminate information about CAFA and publish reader commentary, and to remain a leader in the class action field," added Hunter Twiford (Jackson), Co-Editor of CAFA Law Blog and partner in the firm's class action defense team. ABOUT McGLINCHEY STAFFORD McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC PLLC Professional Limited Liability Company PLLC Polk Life and Learning Center (Bartow, FL) PLLC Partners of Limited Liability Corporation is a full-service commercial and defense law firm located in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Monroe, Louisiana; Houston and Dallas, Texas; Jackson, Mississippi, Cleveland, Ohio, and Albany, New York For other uses, see Albany. Albany is the capital of the State of New York and the county seat of Albany County. Albany lies 136 miles (219 km) north of New York City, and slightly to the south of the juncture of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. . Key practice areas include class action defense, commercial litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , real estate, products liability, health care, banking and consumer financial services, maritime, general business and corporate law, government relations, gaming, intellectual property, tax, trusts and estates, insurance defense, aviation, mold, litigation, and labor and employment law. The firm's website address is www.mcglinchey.com. |
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