Federal Jurisdiction--Protective Jurisdiction and Adoption as Alternative Techniques for Conferring Jurisdiction on Federal Courts in Consumer Class Actions

Authors

Michigan Law Review, University of Michigan Law School

Abstract

"Consumer protection" has come of age. The heightened appreciation of the consumer's plight has not been matched, however, by an equal commitment to providing effective programs for vindicating his cause. As a practical matter the consumer may be unable to assert his rights. Suits to enforce consumer rights are costly and are not likely to be brought when each individual claim is counted only in the tens of dollars.

Recommended Citation

Michigan Law Review, Federal Jurisdiction--Protective Jurisdiction and Adoption as Alternative Techniques for Conferring Jurisdiction on Federal Courts in Consumer Class Actions, 69 Mich. L. Rev. 710 (1971).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol69/iss4/4