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 will be no class on April 30.

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

readings for classes one through five (PDF, 27 MB)

Introduction (PDF, 444 KB)

Prerequisites to Class Certification (PDF, 518 KB)

Readings for Classes 6-8 (PDF, 7 MB)

Types of Class Actions (PDF, 437 KB)

Class Certification (PDF, 266 KB)

Text classes 8-10 pt. 1 (PDF, 1 MB)

Text classes 8-10 pt. 2 (PDF, 2 MB)

Readings 10-11 (PDF, 9 MB)

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

Notice and Opt Out (PDF, 175 KB)
 

The Examinations will take place on June 4 and 5.