Judges Shouldn't Force Attorneys On Absent Class Members

By J.B. Heaton (August 3, 2018, 3:25 PM EDT) -- As Law360 has reported, U.S. District Judge Manish Shah of the Northern District of Illinois has said he will consider lead firms' willingness to put young and diverse (minority and female) attorneys in positions to take substantive roles in the multidistrict litigation over alleged manipulation of the Chicago Board Options Exchange's volatility index, or VIX, that he is overseeing. Someone needs to state the obvious: This is an improper use of Judge Shah's judicial power to appoint and remove interim and lead counsel....

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