Signed into law to provide expanded federal jurisdiction over class actions, the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) is beginning to engender a body of case law. My last column covered the issue of the effective date of CAFA [NLJ, June 27]. This column addresses practical issues that arise when a class action is unquestionably governed by CAFA, and provides a peek at how plaintiffs’ lawyers and defense lawyers are negotiating the contours of CAFA.

Undefined CAFA provisions to trigger litigation?