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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... litigation , he or she must be prepared for financial destruction as well as glory . The issues transcend traditional one client - one attorney relationships and conflicts . They involve whole communities . Yet , it seems unfair to ...
... litigation , he or she must be prepared for financial destruction as well as glory . The issues transcend traditional one client - one attorney relationships and conflicts . They involve whole communities . Yet , it seems unfair to ...
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... litigation via equity fell into disuse in England . 85 On this side of the Atlantic , Joseph Story , the most prominent con- temporary commentator on equity , described the equitable bill of peace as a device to suppress useless litigation ...
... litigation via equity fell into disuse in England . 85 On this side of the Atlantic , Joseph Story , the most prominent con- temporary commentator on equity , described the equitable bill of peace as a device to suppress useless litigation ...
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... Litigation Act , 28 U.S.C. § 1407 ( 1988 ) ( giving panel on multidistrict litigation power to order consolidation of tort claims scattered in different venues ) . There exists , however , no formal way to consolidate in a single court ...
... Litigation Act , 28 U.S.C. § 1407 ( 1988 ) ( giving panel on multidistrict litigation power to order consolidation of tort claims scattered in different venues ) . There exists , however , no formal way to consolidate in a single court ...
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