Guest Post: How The Class Action Fairness Act Has Impacted Federal Courts

Here is our second guest post for the day.  This one is from Kevin Krist, a personal injury attorney located in Houston.  

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The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 was designed mainly to curtail abuses that class action lawsuits often made on the justice system. It also was meant to give more power to federal courts, especially where the plaintiffs were mixed and settlements were involved.

But has CAFA also reduced "forum shopping" i.e., lawyers looking for state courts that will give them the most favorable verdict? Has CAFA also threatened the autonomy of state courts? Has CAFA truly leveled the playing field and exercised fairness?

The Arguments For and Against CAFA