▁Alexander ▁Hamilton ▁in ▁Federal ist ▁No . ▁ 8 0 . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁A ▁study ▁by ▁research ers ▁at ▁the ▁Federal ▁Jud icial ▁Center ▁has ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁en act ment ▁of ▁CA FA ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁class ▁actions ▁file d ▁in ▁or ▁removed ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁courts ▁based ▁on ▁divers ity ▁juris diction . ▁ ▁This ▁finding ▁is ▁consistent ▁with ▁the ▁con gression al ▁intent ▁in ▁en act ing ▁CA FA . ▁The ▁observed ▁increase ▁was ▁due ▁primarily ▁to ▁increases ▁in ▁consumer ▁class ▁actions . ▁Some what ▁surprising ly , ▁the ▁F J C ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁divers ity ▁class ▁actions ▁has ▁been ▁driven ▁by ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁original ▁fil ings ▁in ▁federal ▁courts . ▁This ▁finding ▁suggests ▁that ▁pla int iffs ' ▁att or ne ys ▁are ▁choosing ▁the ▁federal ▁forum , ▁post - CA FA , ▁rather ▁than ▁defend ants ' ▁coun sel ▁through ▁removal , ▁contrary ▁to ▁expect ations . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁T ort ▁reform ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Sal on : ▁" Er in ▁Bro ck ov ich , ▁drop ▁dead " ▁American ▁Law ▁Media : ▁" A ▁Class ▁Act "? ▁" They ’ re ▁M aking ▁a ▁Federal ▁Case ▁Out ▁of ▁It ▁... ▁In ▁State ▁Court " ▁Manh attan ▁Institute , ▁Issue ▁# 3 , ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁million ▁Class ▁Action ▁Cont ro vers y ? -- Go ▁to ▁Federal ▁Court ", ▁Court ▁Watch , ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁