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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... million of the $ 67 million wrongful death settlement for sixteen cases . 164 The hourly rate was said to be $ 12,500.165 One academ- ic has proposed tightly controlled fees in mass cases . 166 Judges in charge of such cases should not ...
... million of the $ 67 million wrongful death settlement for sixteen cases . 164 The hourly rate was said to be $ 12,500.165 One academ- ic has proposed tightly controlled fees in mass cases . 166 Judges in charge of such cases should not ...
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... million people and consisted of veterans of the United States , Australia , and New Zealand armed forces who served ... million in the fund . Of the total amount , approximately $ 170 million was allocat- ed to the Payment Program , $ 55 ...
... million people and consisted of veterans of the United States , Australia , and New Zealand armed forces who served ... million in the fund . Of the total amount , approximately $ 170 million was allocat- ed to the Payment Program , $ 55 ...
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... million for failure to file premanufacturer notifications for six chemicals ) ; Settlement for $ 371 Million by Prudential Unit Expected , N.Y. Times , Oct. 1 , 1993 , at D1 ( SEC settled with Prudential for more than one hundred ...
... million for failure to file premanufacturer notifications for six chemicals ) ; Settlement for $ 371 Million by Prudential Unit Expected , N.Y. Times , Oct. 1 , 1993 , at D1 ( SEC settled with Prudential for more than one hundred ...
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