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Latinx Workers Reach Groundbreaking Class Action Settlement in Immigration Raid Case
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Latinx Workers Reach Groundbreaking Class Action Settlement in Immigration Raid Case

In April 2018, an immigration raid at the Southeastern Provision meatpacking plant in the small town of Bean Station, Tennessee upended a community. Federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) descended on the plant alongside Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and local police officers. Armed with long guns and raid gear, agents detained around 100 Latinx workers, transported them to a National Guard armory, and placed most in deportation proceedings.

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Class Action Strategy and Practice Guide: A Must-Have For All Class Action Attorneys
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Class Action Strategy and Practice Guide: A Must-Have For All Class Action Attorneys

Class actions involve decisions on strategy at every turn.  The positions of the parties are constantly changing and counsel must always be looking ahead and, at the same time, carefully watching their flank.  This book helps all practitioners and parties identify, analyze and answer key strategy questions. Ever evolving class action tactics, case law and rule make this insightful practice guide a must read for lawyers, judges, advocates and decision makers at every level.

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