Working Papers

March 2, 2018

Working Papers

Due Process Limits on Nationwide Class Actions Post-“BMS v. Superior Court”

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By James M. Beck, Senior Life Sciences Policy Analyst with Reed Smith LLP in the firm’s Philadelphia, PA office.

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