The syndicated columnist takes a look at the Schwartz v. Citibank class action, and also points out a couple of weaknesses in a much-hyped new study by Cornell law professor Theodore Eisenberg and NYU law professor Geoffrey P. Miller which…

The Class Action Coalition releases a refutation of the much-hyped Eisenberg/Miller study (Jan. 16) to be published in the forthcoming Journal of Empirical Legal Studies purporting to analyze trends in attorneys’ fees in federal and state class actions…

In the class action world, things haven’t changed for a decade–neither the typical cost of settling disputes, nor the fees paid to lawyers. This is the conclusion of a comprehensive study by two respected and non-biased law professors. (“Study Disputes