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

I’ve had the pleasure of serving on a committee of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) that has put together another blockbuster national class action seminar, being held on July 25, 2013 at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C (see the seminar website for details and the brochure). I attended DRI’s last class action seminar