Rhonda Wasserman

University of Pittsburgh - School of Law

Professor of Law and John E. Murray Faculty Scholar; Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Fall 2016

3900 Forbes Ave.

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

United States

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Transnational Class Actions and Interjurisdictional Preclusion

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 86, p. 313, 2010, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-04
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 18 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2011
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Class Action, F-cubed, Transnational, Preclusion, Recognition, International Law, Comparative Law, Brussels Regulation

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Tolling: The American Pipe Tolling Rule and Successive Class Actions

Florida Law Review, Vol. 58, p. 803, 2006
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 31 Jan 2006
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
Downloads 360 (97,187)

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class actions, statutes of limitations, tolling, successive class actions, aggregate litigation

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Secret Class Action Settlements

Review of Litigation, Vol. 31, p. 889, 2012, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-03
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 20 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2012
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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class action, secret, secrecy, settlement, confidential, confidentiality, protective order, seal, sealed, litigation, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Rule 23, collective action, empirical

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Cy Pres in Class Action Settlements

Southern California Law Review, Vol. 88, p. 97, 2014, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-14
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 26 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2018
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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class action, aggregate litigation, attorneys’ fees, cy pres, settlement, remedies, Facebook, American Law Institute

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Are You Still My Mother?: Interstate Recognition of Adoptions by Gays and Lesbians

American University Law Review, Vol. 58, No. 1, 2008, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008-05
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 10 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2008
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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full faith and credit, interstate recognition, adoption, jurisdiction, family law, conflict of laws

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Dueling Class Actions

Boston University Law Review, Vol. 80, No. 2, April 2000
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 03 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 18 May 2009
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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class action, Rule 23

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Legal Process in a Box, or What Class Action Waivers Teach Us About Law-Making

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, Vol. 44, p. 391, 2012, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-17
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 28 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2012
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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arbitration, Chevron deference, class action waiver, Concepcion, consumer, institutional competency, judicial decision-making, law-making power, legislative acquiescence, legislative history, separation of powers, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court

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Ascertainability: Prose, Policy, and Process

Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 50, p. 695, 2018, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-01
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 10 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2019
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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class actions, aggregate litigation, ascertainability, institutional competency, Supreme Court, certiorari, en banc review, class certification, Federal Rule 23

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DOMA and the Happy Family: A Lesson in Irony

California Western International Law Journal, Vol. 47, p. 275, 2010, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-28
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 10 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 16 May 2012
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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DOMA, Defense of Marriage Act, same-sex, marriage, federalism, presumption, paternity, parentage, recognition, parent-child relationship, interstate

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The Curious Complications with Back-End Opt-Out Rights

William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 49, No. 2, p. 373, 2007
Number of pages: 87 Posted: 26 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2008
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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class actions, injunctions, anti-injunction act, abstention, younger, personal jurisdiction

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Future Claimants and the Quest for Global Peace

Emory Law Journal, Vol. 64, p. 531, 2014, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-29
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 13 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2015
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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class action, future claimant, futures claimant, aggregate litigation, settlement, remedies, American Law Institute, legal ethics, alternative dispute resolution

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The New, Improved Class Action Rule: The December 2018 Amendments to Rule 23

Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, Vol. 90, p. 182 (October 2019), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-20
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 21 Oct 2019
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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class action, Rule 23, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, amendment, preliminary approval, settlement, notice, electronic notice, reform, aggregate litigation, appeal, objectors

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Family Law Disputes Between International Couples in U.S. Courts

Family Advocate, Vol. 43, p. 22, Fall 2020, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-35
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 11 Nov 2020
Rhonda Wasserman
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Jurisdiction, family law, conflict of laws, choice of law, marriage, divorce, comity, recognition, international, child support, child custody