Minutes from CADS Committee Call – March 10, 2011
Present: Greg Cook, Jocelyn Larkin, Todd McLawhorn, Fred Burnside, Austin Schwing, Matt Stein, David Prahl, Danielle Leonard, David Hamer, Stu Feinblatt, Calvin Hayes, Alan Poppe, Kathryn Honecker, Rob Herrington, Julia Campins, Bill Cople, Roger Greenberg, Jill Abrams, Steve Kaufhold, Jeff Gardner, Michael Walker, Steve Visser, Dan Karon, James Cobb, Amy Stewart, Wendy Fleischman, Michelle Reed
NEW CADS Website Address:
http://apps.americanbar.org/litigation/committees/classactions/
1. Section Annual Meeting – Miami - The Section Annual Meeting is April 13 – 15, 2011 in Miami at the Fontainebleau Hotel. We will have a program on “Hot Topics in Class Actions”on Thursday morning. The committee dinner, arranged by Alan Poppe, will be Wednesday night at 8 pm at Scarpetta (RSVP to Alan). We will have a committee lunch, business meeting and a booth at the expo. Jill Abrams and Todd McLawhorn volunteered to help Andrew Morganti with the expo – our movie theme is “A Civil Action.” There is a one-day rate to attend, which can make the event more affordable if you do not have to travel far.
If the April meeting will be your first ABA meeting with our committee, please let Greg and Jocelyn know so they can be sure to connect with you and introduce you to other CADS committee members.
2. ABA Annual Meeting 2011 – CADS will have a program on Cross-Border Class Actions August 4 – 6 in Toronto, spearheaded by David Hamer and Sylvie Rodriques. Our committee signed off on a Protocol on Cross-Border Class Actions, which has been forwarded for adoption by the ABA House of Delegates.
3. Newsletter – Our newsletter continues to get great reviews and feedback. The next issue is on privacy class actions (Facebook, Twitter, retailers collecting info). Please submit ideas to our newsletter editors (;
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4. Membership - The membership committee is working with the ABA to develop an e-mail we can send to colleagues to urge them to join. Our membership numbers are very positive.
5. Website - The ABA has launched a new website (address above).The website committee is always looking for short pieces on breaking news. Send to . or .
6. Class Action Institute – Dan and his crew have decided on Philadelphia for the next
institute for either October 6 or 13. They are looking for good ideas for the program.
7. Schedule for Future Calls – Our bi-monthly calls will be at 2 pm Central time. Call-in number for all calls is: 1 800-901-6310 (code 2052263426)
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