Class Action Reports, Inc. Announces the First Annual Beverly C. Moore, Jr. Memorial Student Writing Contest

Class Action Reports, Inc. honors its former publisher, editor, and owner by establishing the Beverly C. Moore, Jr. Memorial Student Writing Contest. The writing competition will encourage and reward law students writing on legal subjects within the scope of class action law. Winning submissions will be published in a future issue of Class Action Reports.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) January 28, 2005 -- Class Action Reports, Inc. (ISSN 0746-7168), a leading publisher of print and electronic class action news and analyses, today announces the first annual Beverly C. Moore, Jr. Memorial Student Writing Contest. The writing contest is open to all law students enrolled in a J.D. or LL.M program. Submissions should focus on a current issue relevant to class action law and should be received by Class Action Reports, Inc. by Wednesday, June 8, 2005. The winning entries will be published in a future issue of Class Action Reports and will be featured at Class Action Reports Online.

The Beverly C. Moore, Jr. Memorial Student Writing Contest pays tribute to the over 30-year career of the former publisher, editor, and owner of Class Action Reports. Through his leadership, Beverly Moore led the legal journal to become the most comprehensive, analytical review of class action decisions in the country.

Mr. Moores passion for consumer justice and class action law began at Harvard Law School and continued through five years of work with consumer advocate Ralph Nader. In the 1970s, Mr. Moore wrote several books including The Closed Enterprise System co-authored with Mark J. Green and Bruce Wasserstein, A Modest Proposal for the Reform of the Capitalist System, and several chapters in The Monopoly Makers. Through the years, Mr. Moore authored articles appearing in legal periodicals such as the Yale Law Journal, the Antitrust Bulletin, the Legal Times, and the American Bar Association Journal.

By the 1990s, Mr. Moores legal work had earned him the reputation as a class action crusader, and he was often called on to consult and give expert testimony on topics such as the fairness of class action settlements and attorney fee requests. He often used his thought provoking Class Action Reports commentaries to discuss the merits of legislative efforts to reform class actions and provided useful suggestions such as "plain English" class action notices. Mr. Moore was a pioneer in the undeveloped area of nationwide class actions in federal and state courts, including the complex topic of "state law variations".

In later years Mr. Moores expertise spread beyond U.S. class actions. He assisted in drafting class action legislation in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. In his last trip abroad, Mr. Moore, along with three other legal experts, was asked by the Thailand Government, the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, and the American Bar Association to travel to Thailand to assist in the development of new Thai class action legislation.

"We at Class Action Reports, Inc. see the Beverly C. Moore, Jr. Memorial Student Writing Competition as a way to honor Beverlys knowledge, scholarship, and passion for class action law," said Stuart J. Logan, Editor-in-Chief, Class Action Reports. "Beverly would be pleased to know his journal is serving as a forum for the next generation of class action scholars."

2005 Beverly C. Moore, JR. Memorial Student Writing Competition Guidlines:
Topics:
Any in-depth analysis of a current issue relevant to class action law will be considered.

Eligibility:
The competition is open to all law students enrolled in a J.D. or LL.M. program.

Requirements:
Submissions must not exceed 25 pages of double-spaced typed text, including footnotes. Papers should be in 12 point, Times New Roman font with one-inch margins. Essays submitted must be the students own work and not written before September 1, 2004. Essays should conform to the 17th edition of The Bluebook - A Uniform of Citation.

Please include the following on the cover sheet of the submission:
- Law student authors full name, address, email address & telephone number
- Law school & year of expected graduation
- Date of submission of paper

Judging:
The following factors will be considered:
- Originality and accuracy of substance
- Legal analysis
- Thoroughness and depth of topic
- Conciseness and clarity of style
- Conformity with form and quality of citations

Prizes:
Winning entries will be selected for publication in Class Action Reports.

Deadlines:
The deadline for submission is Wednesday, June 8, 2005. Entries should be mailed to:
Class Action Reports, Inc.
Student Writing Competition
4900 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Suite 230
Washington, D.C. 20016

Contest Contact:
Questions may be directed to Jennifer Schwartz by email at info@classactionreports.com

About Class Action Reports, Inc.:
For 32 years Class Action Reports, Inc. (www.classactionreports.com) has published the most comprehensive, authoritative class action legal journal in the United States. Each bi-monthly issue of Class Action Reports offers extensive analyses of recent class action decisions in the areas of securities, antitrust, consumer litigation, civil and political rights, mass torts, labor/employment and more. Class Action Reports Online provides advanced electronic access to each issue of Class Action Reports. In 2005, the online service will expand its web-based offerings to include individual PDF document purchases. Enhanced subscriber services will provide special content not found in the print journal. In addition to the resources available in print and online, Editor-in-Chief, Stuart J. Logan, and his staff offer class action consulting services. U.S. and international legal professionals, courts, and law libraries rely on Class Action Reports and Class Action Reports Online to provide fair, informative, and full analyses of class action decisions and special topics.

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