MAKING CLASS ACTIONS WORK: THE UNTAPPED POTEHTIAL OF THE INTERNET

摘要

The power of the Internet to allow class members to participate in class action litigation cannot be ignored. No longer can efficiency or logistical concerns prevent courts and practitioners from engaging those unnamed class members who have been historically cast aside.rnThe current uses of the Internet in class action litigation alleviate some of the plight of the absent class member. At the very least, the Internet has begun to take steps aimed at empowering these individuals by enhancing their ability to gather information about pending or potential litigation. But the transition to actual and meaningful participation has just begun.