{"product_id":"the-conservative-case-for-class-actions","title":"The Conservative Case for Class Actions","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the 1960s  the class action lawsuit has been a powerful tool for holding businesses accountable. Yet years of attacks by corporate America and unfavorable rulings by the Supreme Court have left its future uncertain. In this book  Brian T. Fitzpatrick makes the case for the importance of class action litigation from a surprising political perspective: an unabashedly conservative point of view.  Conservatives have opposed class actions in recent years  but Fitzpatrick argues that they should see such litigation not as a danger to the economy  but as a form of private enforcement of the law. He starts from the premise that all of us  conservatives and libertarians included  believe that markets need at least some rules to thrive  from laws that enforce contracts to laws that prevent companies from committing fraud. He also reminds us that conservatives consider the private sector to be superior to the government in most areas. And the relatively little-discussed intersection of those two beliefs is where the benefits of class action lawsuits become clear: when corporations commit misdeeds  class action lawsuits enlist the private sector to intervene  resulting in a smaller role for the government  lower taxes  and  ultimately  more effective solutions.  Offering a novel argument that will surprise partisans on all sides  The Conservative Case for Class Actions is sure to breathe new life into this long-running debate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985005801525,"sku":"ByrdShop_022665933X","price":21.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226659336.jpg?v=1770843270","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-conservative-case-for-class-actions","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}