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Early Quoted on Class Actions

September 28, 2009 Crain’s Chicago Business

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Foley Partner Scott Early was quoted in an article titled “Fertile or barren? A fickle landscape” in the September 28, 2009 issue of Crain’s Chicago Business. Early discusses the class-action landscape in the midst of the financial crisis, remarking that the many facets of financial fraud lack the common thread necessary to class actions or mass torts.

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