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294.55 sec. 001 - Litigating Class Actions (Spring 2026)
Instructor: Anne Bloom (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
W 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Location: TBA
From January 14, 2026
To February 25, 2026
Course End: February 25, 2026
Class Number: 33580
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 36
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 38
As of: 02/16 11:52 AM
This course provides an introduction to litigating class actions. Some background in civil procedure is essential as the cases raise complex procedural questions. We will also be considering how class actions fit into the larger procedural system. The material is complicated and deals with issues that have been subjects of judicial and political controversy, in Congress and state legislatures, in the Supreme Court, and in the federal rulemaking process. We will discuss the relevant doctrine and policy, nurture the ability to think like a lawyer about the many strategic and tactical issues involved in litigating these cases on both sides of the "v.", and consider the policy choices involved in the availability of the class action device.
Anne Bloom is the Executive Director of the Civil Justice Research Initiative, an access to justice think tank housed at Berkeley Law. She has taught courses on class actions for over 20 years. Before becoming a law professor, she was a staff attorney at Public Justice, where she was the first director of their class action project. She has served as class counsel, counsel for objectors, or counsel for amici, in many class actions, in both trial and appellate courts. Prof. Bloom has also published scholarly articles on class actions and served as a guest lecturer/trainer at various class action training programs for the practicing bar.
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Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home Final Exam
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 2 hours
Course Category: Litigation and Procedure
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Consumer Law & Economic Justice
Social Justice and Public Interest
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