Standing to Sue : Associations

Standing to Sue

Representative Actions: Access to Justice?
Laurel J. Harbour,Vivian W. Addam and Olivier Debouzy of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Over the last six years the United States Congress, the U.S. Advisory Committee on the Civil Rules and the U.S. federal courts have tried to rein in some of the worst abuses of American class actions. In 1995, Congress passed the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, which addressed problems with class actions claiming securities violations.
Federal Election Commission Finalizes New "Member" Rules Governing Trade Association PACs
Elliott I. Portnoy and Mike McNamara of Arent Fox LLP

This Alert examines the Federal Election Commission's [FEC] rule published on July 30, 1999 regarding the definition of "member" of a membership organization, including trade associations.