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Wcam

5 claims across 1 works, 2012–2012.

Derived node: assembled mechanically from the claims carrying wcam. A roster, not an adjudicated definition.

Every claim under this term

2029983-020 2012 mechanism: The WCAM's requirement that a court evaluate procedural and substantive fairness and the efficiency of the settlement lets the Dutch system avoid blackmail settlements, where a defendant pays simply t
2029983-022 2012 empirical: In Converium the Amsterdam Court of Appeal declared an international collective settlement binding on the parties even though the class members had only tenuous connections to the Netherlands.
2029983-025 2012 empirical: The Netherlands is already Europe's most attractive venue for collective settlements because it is the only European country that allows a collective settlement in mass litigation to bind all class me
2029983-028 2012 failure: The WCAM requirement that a court approved foundation pursue the action makes the Dutch regime more burdensome than the U.S. system, which requires only a lead plaintiff and class approval.
2029983-029 2012 failure: The WCAM's structural limits could reduce the number of successful settlements: while the largest cases such as Shell and Fortis give plaintiffs enough leverage to force large settlements, smaller cas