“As part of a symposium addressing what the next 50 years might hold for class actions, mass torts, and MDLs, this Article examines a recent amendment to Rule 23 that offers a new solution to the persistent problem of strategic objections. Steinman, What is a Fair Price for Objector Blackmail? Class Actions, Objectors, and the 2018 Amendments to Rule 23, 24 Lewis & Clark L. This article identifies, contextualizes, and analyzes six of the more important changes made in the amended Rule: (A) front-loading of the settlement process by requiring preliminary approval before notice is provided to the class (B) clarification that preliminary approvals are not appealable (C) procedural and substantive standards for assessing the fairness of class action settlements (D) combined notice of preliminary approval and class certification (E) electronic means of providing class action notice and (F) modest changes to rein in professional objectors.” But they are nevertheless important and helpful. In light of the importance of these issues, it is fair to say that the amendments actually made as of December 2018 are pretty modest. “In the fifteen years since Rule 23 was previously amended, a host of meaty issues deserving of Advisory Committee attention have arisen- ascertainability cy pres remedies (an issue the Supreme Court had agreed to hear last term) issues class actions and pick-off strategies, among others.

Rhonda Wasserman, The New, Improved Class Action Rule: The December 2018 Amendments to Rule 23, 90 Pa.Rule 23 Front-Loading Provisions ( Exec.Duke Law Bolch Judicial Institute, Guidelines and Best Practices Implementing 2018 Amendments to Rule 23 Class Action Settlement Provisions (2018):.Panel 1 – Aftermath of 2018 Rule 23 Class-Action Settlement Amendments Summaries of Panelists' Remarks on selected Subtopics

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