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Litigation Forecast Class Actions Webinar: Trends in Early Motions, Class Certification, and Settlement

Event | 05.21.13, 12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC

As a result of recent significant Supreme Court rulings focusing on class actions, new strategies have emerged for defending against and resolving class actions.  This webinar will take an in-depth look at best practices and strategies to dispose of class actions at the early stages of litigation and at class certification, and to achieve court approval for class settlements.

This webinar will examine:

  • How faithfully are courts following the Supreme Court’s Concepcion decision in enforcing arbitration clauses?  Beyond moving to compel arbitration, what are other strategies for defeating a class action in the preliminary stages of litigation?
  • How can you make the most effective use of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Wal-Mart and Comcast to defeat class actions at the class certification stage?
  • In an era of heightened court scrutiny of class settlements, what steps can you take to increase the likelihood of obtaining court approval for your settlement?

For more information, please visit these areas: Litigation and Trial, Class Action Defense

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Event | 05.14.25

"The Tide is High: New Guidance on Sea-Level Rise," The Bar Association of San Francisco

Jon Welner will be interviewing Larry Goldzband, the Executive Director of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), on the Commission’s new plan to prepare the SF Bay Area for sea-level rise. BCDC is the agency responsible for permitting all development on the shoreline of San Francisco Bay. On December 5, 2024, the BCDC adopted the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP). The RSAP is a region-wide plan for the San Francisco Bay shoreline that guides the creation of coordinated, locally planned sea level rise adaptation actions that work together to achieve a regional One Bay Vision. This includes BCDC’s guidelines for how local governments must meet the requirements of SB 272, a new State mandate that requires all local governments along the shoreline to prepare a Subregional Shoreline Adaptation Plan by 2034.