Department of Civil Procedural Law of the Faculty of Law in Zagreb invites you to a lecture by Prof. Robert Klonoff, Jordan D. Schnitzer Professor of Law, Past Dean, Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon on ''Introduction to US Class Actions - Settling High Profile Mass Tort Cases''  on Thursday, 12 May 2016 at 11.00 am in the Hall of the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Trg m. Tita 14 / II floor. The lecturer will show the basic ideas of collective legal protection in the United States (the so-called. Representative action or class action system), discussing the particular two cases: the case of British Petroleum Oil Spill (claims for damages for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico) and the case National Football League (compensation for systematic deterioration of health of players for participating in rough play). The lecture will be held in English without translation. More on the lecturer: https://law.lclark.edu/live/profiles/310-robert-klonoff