Taming class actions : keeping best practices in mind

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<abstract>There is perhaps no more controversial legal device than the class action lawsuit. On the one hand, class actions make it possible for a few people to change or eliminate discriminatory, fraudulent or otherwise wrongful business practices by bringing them before the court with more force than an individual action</abstract>
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