U.S. Class Actions (Module Cross-Border Litigation/Complex Procedure)

Begins/Ends

02/19 - 05/28

Thur. 4:15 pm - 6 pm

Room KOL-G-209

Please note that there is a reading assignment for the first class. Please see the syllabus below for details and make sure you do the reading before class.

Recordings

Since this is an interactive course (see syllabus below), there will be no course recordings. I will, however, make available short videos summarizing some of the main concepts covered in class. The videos can be found here.

Further information

UZH Course Catalogue

Syllabus (PDF, 79 KB)

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Introduction (PDF, 444 KB)

Prerequisites to Class Certification (PDF, 518 KB)

Types of Class Actions (PDF, 437 KB)

Class Certification (PDF, 266 KB)

Sample class action notice federal judicial center (PDF, 79 KB)

Notice and Opt Out (PDF, 175 KB)

Managing Complex Cases (PDF, 306 KB)

Settlement (PDF, 390 KB)
 

The Examinations will take place on June 4 and 5.