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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... less defensible claims are likely to obtain more than they would if they were litigated ( assuming they would have been brought at all ) , while the more serious claims will probably be settled for less than they would in individual ...
... less defensible claims are likely to obtain more than they would if they were litigated ( assuming they would have been brought at all ) , while the more serious claims will probably be settled for less than they would in individual ...
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... less vehicles for communica- tion than self - serving devices for the lawyers to minimize the risk that clients will " jump ship . " 19 Some attorneys rely heavily on paralegals to handle the " relationship work " because they are less ...
... less vehicles for communica- tion than self - serving devices for the lawyers to minimize the risk that clients will " jump ship . " 19 Some attorneys rely heavily on paralegals to handle the " relationship work " because they are less ...
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... less serious asbestosis and pleural plaque symptoms do not want to wait , even though their damage is less severe . All these cases cannot be tried at once . Mixing the cases for trial and settlement may result in a lower recovery for ...
... less serious asbestosis and pleural plaque symptoms do not want to wait , even though their damage is less severe . All these cases cannot be tried at once . Mixing the cases for trial and settlement may result in a lower recovery for ...
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