Here are my highlights from the second day of DRI’s 2017 Class Action Seminar:

Class Action Waivers in Employment Agreements (Neal Katyal of Hogan Lovells)

Neal Katyal is a leading Supreme Court advocate and is litigating one of several cases involving class action waivers in employment agreements that will be argued in the Court early

I recently had the privilege of serving as vice chair for this year’s Defense Research Institute (DRI) Class Action Seminar. As I’ve done in years past, here are some highlights from the first day’s programming:

Forecast for Class Actions Under a Trump Administration (Alison Frankel of Thomson Reuters)

Alison Frankel predicted that it is doubtful

The Defense Research Institute (DRI) is once again hosting what is sure to be a superb and well-attended class action seminar this year, on July 20-21, 2017, in Washington D.C. The program will include, among other sessions:

  • a presentation by Alison Frankel of Thomson Reuters on the impact of the Trump Administration and Justice Gorsuch

As I’ve done in past years, this post and the next one will summarize some takeaways I gleaned from this year’s DRI Class Action Seminar.

Impact of Dart Cherokee: Nowell Berreth, who argued this case in the Supreme Court, spoke about this case, which held that a notice of removal is not required to attach

The Defense Research Institute (DRI) will be holding its annual class action seminar on July 23 and 24, in Washington, D.C. I’ve attended this program every year since its inception, and have served on the planning committee for several years. The program has continually improved year after year.

This year’s program will feature, among other