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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... legislation to compensate hazardous waste site victims whose medical bills are not covered by insurance.90 It may well be desirable to limit federal legislation to the most diffi- cult class of problems - those involving mass cases in ...
... legislation to compensate hazardous waste site victims whose medical bills are not covered by insurance.90 It may well be desirable to limit federal legislation to the most diffi- cult class of problems - those involving mass cases in ...
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... legislation with a compensation component.112 The cost of the black lung legislation has apparently caused some members of Congress to become disenchanted with this approach . Any general compensation plan as broad as that of New ...
... legislation with a compensation component.112 The cost of the black lung legislation has apparently caused some members of Congress to become disenchanted with this approach . Any general compensation plan as broad as that of New ...
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... legislation of some kind during the last decade , on the whole this legislation has merely tinkered with tort law doctrine and cannot be seen as funda- mental change . The most common reforms include placing ceilings on the amount of ...
... legislation of some kind during the last decade , on the whole this legislation has merely tinkered with tort law doctrine and cannot be seen as funda- mental change . The most common reforms include placing ceilings on the amount of ...
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