Comments on: “Unique Texas class action law scuttles $0 shareholder derivative settlement” https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/unique-texas-class-action-law-scuttles-0-shareholder-derivative-settlement/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:36:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Smith https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/unique-texas-class-action-law-scuttles-0-shareholder-derivative-settlement/comment-page-1/#comment-174346 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:36:33 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=33206#comment-174346 Hey!

I didn’t say Texans were SMART!

]]> By: Bill Poser https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/unique-texas-class-action-law-scuttles-0-shareholder-derivative-settlement/comment-page-1/#comment-174337 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:39:11 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=33206#comment-174337 What about class action suits in which the remedy desired is not damages but specific performance? Such a resolution can be quite legitimate, but don’t statutes of this type make it impossible for impecunious plaintiffs to pursue such a suit?

]]> By: Richard Nieporent https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/unique-texas-class-action-law-scuttles-0-shareholder-derivative-settlement/comment-page-1/#comment-174333 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:53:52 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=33206#comment-174333 Don’t sing the praises of Texans too quickly. There is still the infamous Eastern District of Texas that has become a haven for patent infringement lawsuits.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Texas

]]> By: David Smith https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/10/unique-texas-class-action-law-scuttles-0-shareholder-derivative-settlement/comment-page-1/#comment-174323 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:59:52 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=33206#comment-174323 Snicker

The Texans are smarter than any lawyer.

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