ABA Can’t Consolidate Law School Accreditation Suits (1)

The ABA’s move to consolidate three lawsuits against it over its accreditation standards for law schools was nixed by Aug. 1 but the decision wasn’t surprising, scholars and a prominent complex litigation attorney familiar with the process told Bloomberg Law.

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has been more rigorous in recent years to ensure the objectives of the multidistrict litigation statute will be promoted by granting a petition for consolidation, especially when only two or three cases are involved, Elizabeth Cabraser, partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, who has served as lead counsel in many MDLs, told ...