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Cy Pres: A Not So Charitable Contribution to Class Action Practice

John Beisner, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, discusses his paper which outlines how cy pres awards in class actions engender a multitude of ethical & conflict-of-interest problems.

Source: Institute for Legal Reform
Released: Oct 27, 2010

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