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    The document discusses the history and evolution of class action lawsuits in the United States. It explores how class actions originated in English legal traditions and equity courts and how they were established as a procedural mechanism in US federal courts in the 1930s. The article also examines debates around class action reforms in the 1990s and whether the rules achieved their goals of facilitating litigation for numerous plaintiffs with similar claims.

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    The document discusses the history and evolution of class action lawsuits in the United States. It explores how class actions originated in English legal traditions and equity courts and how they were established as a procedural mechanism in US federal courts in the 1930s. The article also examines debates around class action reforms in the 1990s and whether the rules achieved their goals of facilitating litigation for numerous plaintiffs with similar claims.

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    The document discusses the history and evolution of class action lawsuits in the United States. It explores how class actions originated in English legal traditions and equity courts and how they were established as a procedural mechanism in US federal courts in the 1930s. The article also examines debates around class action reforms in the 1990s and whether the rules achieved their goals of facilitating litigation for numerous plaintiffs with similar claims.

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    The document discusses the history and evolution of class action lawsuits in the United States. It explores how class actions originated in English legal traditions and equity courts and how they were established as a procedural mechanism in US federal courts in the 1930s. The article also examines debates around class action reforms in the 1990s and whether the rules achieved their goals of facilitating litigation for numerous plaintiffs with similar claims.

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