the appropriate roles and interplay between government enforcement actions, private class actions, and private attorney general suits (such as the California 17200 actions);
class actions as a way to enforce consumer protection and antitrust laws (e.g., under what circumstances do they succeed, and where do they fail?);
minimizing duplicative efforts by federal enforcers, state enforcers, and private counsel;
calculating fair and reasonable fees for private counsel in follow-on cases;
the challenges of global settlements and release issues; and
providing adequate redress to consumers.
Moderator: Lucy Morris, Attorney, Financial Practices Division, BCP, Federal Trade Commission