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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... result in an unusually high verdict , ratcheting up settlements across the board . At other times the defendant will ... result in a huge influx of cases . A secret settlement conceivably could result in great injustice.126 This ...
... result in an unusually high verdict , ratcheting up settlements across the board . At other times the defendant will ... result in a huge influx of cases . A secret settlement conceivably could result in great injustice.126 This ...
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... result in less- than - zealous advocacy for the positions of particular clients . Even if attorneys in these situations are not clearly violating the Model Rules of ethics , their conduct falls short of the ideal of the loyal advocate ...
... result in less- than - zealous advocacy for the positions of particular clients . Even if attorneys in these situations are not clearly violating the Model Rules of ethics , their conduct falls short of the ideal of the loyal advocate ...
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... result in delays in receiving compensa- tion . Even the more than $ 1 billion proposed fee to plaintiffs ' lawyers on the $ 5 billion breast implant case appears justifiable since it saved at least $ 1.5 billion in fees and ...
... result in delays in receiving compensa- tion . Even the more than $ 1 billion proposed fee to plaintiffs ' lawyers on the $ 5 billion breast implant case appears justifiable since it saved at least $ 1.5 billion in fees and ...
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