Since the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) was enacted, plaintiff and defense attorneys have developed innovative strategies for pleading and defending cases in order to gain the most favorable court forum for their clients.

Because CAFA’s language is ambiguous and case law interpreting CAFA varies among the federal circuits, class action counsel lack clear guidance or standards in this area.

Common areas of dispute include the burden of proof regarding the amount in controversy; circumstances under which a pre-CAFA filing would be subject to CAFA’s requirements; the local controversy exception; and the impact of class certification denial in federal court on jurisdiction.

Listen as our authoritative panel of class action litigators examines new pleading themes in class action litigation after CAFA, discusses how the courts are addressing common areas of dispute, and offers strategies for defending class action cases in the post-CAFA environment.