Speaker and Panelist

Professor Mullenix took part in a debate sponsored by the University of Mississippi College of Law and its law review based on the question: "Should Mississippi Adopt a Class Action Rule?" Mississippi is one of only two states in the United States that does not currently have a state class action rule. She was asked by the debate sponsors to argue the negative proposition. Her debate talk was entitled: "Should Mississippi Adopt a Class Action Rule? -- Balancing the Equities: Ten Considerations That Mississippi Ought to Take Into Account in Evaluating Whether to Adopt a State Class Action Rule." She also participated on a panel addressing "The Merits and Demerits of Aggregating Civil Actions." Professor Mullenix's paper will be published as part of a Mississippi Law Review Symposium, "Love It or Leave It: An Examination of the Need For and Structure of a Class Action Rule for Mississippi." The debate symposium took place at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, and was attended by Justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court, the Mississippi rulemaking authorities, numerous Mississippi attorneys, law professors, and students. During her visit to Jackson for the debate, Professor Mullenix was interviewed by the local Mississippi NPR affiliate for her views on the possibility of Mississippi adopting a class action rule.