Not far from DG Competition, in Brussels, there is the “Wild Geese”, a pub where football games (generally broadcast on pay TV) may be watched for free while sipping a beer or eating a sandwich (which, of course, are not free). In a more metaphoric sense, a business based on “free”...

This paper reviews the legal and economic structure of the class action litigation model in the United States, as set forth by rule 23 of US civil procedure, exploring the requirements for obtaining class certification and maintaining a class action. I analyze a number of critical issues and...