Of Counsel, Stanley Law Group
Stephen Gardner serves of counsel to the Dallas-based Stanley Law Group, a plaintiffs firm. Previously, Mr. Gardner was Director of Litigation for the Washington, DC based advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest 2004-2014); Of Counsel to the National Consumer Law Center (2002-2006); Assistant Dean of Clinical Education at Southern Methodist University School of Law (1994-1995); Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University School of Law (1992-1995); Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Division of the State of Texas (1984-1991); Assistant Attorney General in the Bureau of Consumer Frauds of the State of New York (1982-1984); Students Attorney at the University of Texas (1981-1982); and a staff attorney at the legal aid office in Austin, now part of Texas RioGrande Legal Services (1976-1981). He is a frequent author and speaker on consumer advocacy issues.
Analysis: Class Action Litigation-A Federalist Society Survey
Class Action Watch Fall 1998
When the Class Action Watch bulletin was first being planned, we were struck by the...
The Incidence of Class Action Activity: Is Class Action Litigation Increasing?
Class Action Watch Fall 1998
We began our survey by asking: "How many putative class actions were pending in 1988...
Is There A Relationship between Class Certification and Settlement?
Class Action Watch Fall 1998
Our survey asked for data respecting both the incidence of class certification and the incidence...
The Rand Institute's Class Action Study
Class Action Watch Fall 1998
In May 1997, the Rand Institute for Civil Justice released a preliminary report on its...
Some Thoughts on Class Action Litigation
Class Action Watch Fall 1998
During the Federalist Society's November 1998 National Lawyers Convention in Washington, D.C., the Litigation Practice...
Class Action Reform Proposals
Class Action Watch Fall 1998
Broader Federal Jurisdiction Last summer, the House Judiciary Committee advanced to the House floor the...
Recent Developments
Class Action Watch Fall 1998
On January 4, 1999, the California Supreme Court made it easier for out-of-state residents to...
FDA Modernization and Accountability Act of 1997: A Blueprint for Reform
Nick Littlefield, Sharon Webb
Intellectual Property Practice Group Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 2, Summer 1998
On the afternoon of Sunday, November 9, 1997, in the middle of the long Veterans...
Federal Circuit Maintains Close Oversight Of Patent Office Decisions
Gerald J. Mossinghoff
Intellectual Property Practice Group Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 2, Summer 1998
In a major decision on May 4, 1998, In re Zurko, No. 96-1258 (Fed. Cir....
Nobelpharma: The Federal Circuit Examines Antitrust Claims in the Patent Litigation Context
James L. Ewing, Stephen Gardner
Intellectual Property Practice Group Newsletter - Volume 2, Issue 2, Summer 1998
IntroductionIn a case decided March 20, 1998, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...