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21 February 2019

Seyfarth Shaw's Jerry Maatman Presents On 2018 Class Action Trend 5: Impact Of The #MeToo Movement (Video)

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The impact of the #MeToo Movement was the fifth major class action development of 2018, as well as the newest trend in our 15th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report ("WCAR").
United States Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Seyfarth Synopsis: The impact of the #MeToo Movement was the fifth major class action development of 2018, as well as the newest trend in our 15th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report ("WCAR"). By way of its groundbreaking emergence on social media, the #MeToo Movement profoundly impacted the workplace and made its way into the class action arena. Today, we conclude our exclusive video series by posting WCAR author Jerry Maatman's analysis of this trend from Seyfarth Shaw's "Top Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation" book launch event held on January 30, 2019. Click the link below to see and hear Jerry discuss the #MeToo Movement's effect on complex litigation in 2018!

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