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Comment: EU class-action plans will fall short of US model with injunctions focus

By Lewis Crofts and Magnus Franklin ( October 18, 2017, 16:26 GMT | Comment) -- European consumers looking to group together to sue airlines or carmakers got a boost today, as the European Commission outlined plans for "EU-wide class actions." But the commission looks unlikely to enable the sort of widespread class-action litigation that is common in the US.EU plans to let consumers band together and seek "collective redress" appear likely to fall short of US-style "class-action" lawsuits....

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