NDLI: The Bundling of Similar Interests in Litigation. The Incentives for Class Action and Legal Actions taken by Associations

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Schaefer, Hans Bernd
Copyright Year	2000
Abstract	The European directive 98/27/EC of 15 of May 1998 widens the scope of action for consumer interests. The new directive follows the green book on the rights of the consumer of 11 June 1993. The necessity to transform this directive into national law has led to discussions on whether it is advisable to generally expand the scope of liability for widespread damages. Should the possibilities to collect damages for consumer associations and to establish new forms of bundling similar interests in cases of civil liability be widened? This article deals with economic consequences of such forms of bundling with a focus on the class action and actions by associations. The American discussion on the merits of class action is not very encouraging and does not lead to proposing far reaching legal innovations for European countries in this field. It seems however that some of the adverse effects of class action can be avoided by slightly different forms of bundling.
Starting Page	183
Ending Page	213
Page Count	31
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09291261
Journal	European Journal of Law and Economics
Volume Number	9
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15729990
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2000-01-01
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Commercial Law Public Finance & Economics Political Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Business and International Management Law Economics and Econometrics

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