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Common attacks on on common enemies

By Lorraine Mallinder - 17.04.2008 / 00:00 CET

Negotiation seldom an option for consumers

Class action allows wrongs to be righted

For those who fear the arrival of class-action culture in Europe, US litigator Michael Hausfeld has a worrying message. “Europe is on the right path,” he says with quiet conviction.

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