From Kings to Class Actions

"The Pastor sued his congregation, and they sued him back?"

From Kings to Class Actions takes us on fascinating historical journey about group representation lawsuits, which includes challenged evil barons, business savvy pirates, an American Revolutionary War hero, turn of the century labor wars, civil rights struggles, among more.

Troy Ian Hoffman, a class action administration industry leading innovator and longtime history buff, nineteen short stories offer context of the times of these seminal cases, along with intrigue about the people, places, and controversies to provide in layman’s terms how the class action process we all witness today evolved over many centuries that now protect everyone’s rights.

From Hoffman’s unique vantage point as an industry insider, he tells us of:
King James’ efforts to balance the law against equity principles; ‘Ben Hur’s’ odd impact on class actions; Thurgood Marshall’s crusade challenging racial discrimination; Modern technology, data security, artificial intelligence, and future class actions.
From Kings to Class Actions provides practical, understandable, and enjoyable insights into how the class action process developed to this day to provide mass justice, fairness, and has empowered a few to represent the many.