Mass Tort Deals

Mass Tort Deals
Author: Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2019-05-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108416977

Presenting twenty-two years of multidistrict litigation data, this book exposes a systematic lack of checks and balances in our courts.

Mass Torts in a World of Settlement

Mass Torts in a World of Settlement
Author: Richard A. Nagareda
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2008-09-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0226567621

The traditional definition of torts involves bizarre, idiosyncratic events where a single plaintiff with a physical impairment sues the specific defendant he believes to have wrongfully caused that malady. Yet public attention has focused increasingly on mass personal-injury lawsuits over asbestos, cigarettes, guns, the diet drug fen-phen, breast implants, and, most recently, Vioxx. Richard A. Nagareda’s Mass Torts in a World of Settlement is the first attempt to analyze the lawyer’s role in this world of high-stakes, multibillion-dollar litigation. These mass settlements, Nagareda argues, have transformed the legal system so acutely that rival teams of lawyers operate as sophisticated governing powers rather than litigators. His controversial solution is the replacement of the existing tort system with a private administrative framework to address both current and future claims. This book is a must-read for concerned citizens, policymakers, lawyers, investors, and executives grappling with the changing face of mass torts.

The Conservative Case for Class Actions

The Conservative Case for Class Actions
Author: Brian T. Fitzpatrick
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2019-11-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 022665933X

Since the 1960s, the class action lawsuit has been a powerful tool for holding businesses accountable. Yet years of attacks by corporate America and unfavorable rulings by the Supreme Court have left its future uncertain. In this book, Brian T. Fitzpatrick makes the case for the importance of class action litigation from a surprising political perspective: an unabashedly conservative point of view. Conservatives have opposed class actions in recent years, but Fitzpatrick argues that they should see such litigation not as a danger to the economy, but as a form of private enforcement of the law. He starts from the premise that all of us, conservatives and libertarians included, believe that markets need at least some rules to thrive, from laws that enforce contracts to laws that prevent companies from committing fraud. He also reminds us that conservatives consider the private sector to be superior to the government in most areas. And the relatively little-discussed intersection of those two beliefs is where the benefits of class action lawsuits become clear: when corporations commit misdeeds, class action lawsuits enlist the private sector to intervene, resulting in a smaller role for the government, lower taxes, and, ultimately, more effective solutions. Offering a novel argument that will surprise partisans on all sides, The Conservative Case for Class Actions is sure to breathe new life into this long-running debate.

Mass Torts in the United States

Mass Torts in the United States
Author: Courtney Ward-Reichard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781641056656

A useful guide for attorneys of all levels of experience to most phases of mass tort cases.

Individual Justice in Mass Tort Litigation

Individual Justice in Mass Tort Litigation
Author: Jack B. Weinstein
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Total Pages: 406
Release: 1995
Genre: Class actions (Civil procedure)
ISBN: 9780810111882

Documenting a prominent jurist's efforts, a collection of case studies examines his successes with Vietnam veteran exposure to Agent Orange, asbestos, and DES and repetitive stress syndrome, describes current legal attitudes, and recommends compassionate alternatives.