Individual Justice in Mass Tort Litigation: The Effect of Class Actions, Consolidations, and Other Multiparty DevicesNorthwestern University Press, 1995 - 367 من الصفحات One of the most prominent of contemporary jurists, Judge Jack B. Weinstein has influenced substantive and procedural aspects of the law of mass tort litigation. He has helped create efficient yet compassionate solutions to problems resulting from Vietnam veterans' exposure to Agent Orange and to the health hazards associated with asbestos and DES. |
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... Appeals would then be taken to one court of appeals . One possible appellate toxic tort court is the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit , which specializes in patents but has a great deal of scientific expertise . It has the best ...
... Appeals would then be taken to one court of appeals . One possible appellate toxic tort court is the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit , which specializes in patents but has a great deal of scientific expertise . It has the best ...
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... appeals and that there is a require- ment that appeals be expedited could save months or years of litigation . Appeal to a single court would be desirable . A panel of judges could be preselected by the Chief Justice , or an appeals ...
... appeals and that there is a require- ment that appeals be expedited could save months or years of litigation . Appeal to a single court would be desirable . A panel of judges could be preselected by the Chief Justice , or an appeals ...
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... Appeals partially reversed this arrangement on the ground that the district court is required in such circumstances to super- vise specific programs that will consume settlement proceeds.78 The Court of Appeals expressed doubt about ...
... Appeals partially reversed this arrangement on the ground that the district court is required in such circumstances to super- vise specific programs that will consume settlement proceeds.78 The Court of Appeals expressed doubt about ...
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