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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... role in the process . The felt needs and reasoning of those directly concerned may provide insights otherwise ... role with the lawyer's adversarial role , Sharswood apparently understood that the system " could not require each ...
... role in the process . The felt needs and reasoning of those directly concerned may provide insights otherwise ... role with the lawyer's adversarial role , Sharswood apparently understood that the system " could not require each ...
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... role in these complex cases . This active role naturally includes acting as a clearinghouse for information and adviser in the course of settlement negotiations.62 In the case of a class action , the court is required to give ultimate ...
... role in these complex cases . This active role naturally includes acting as a clearinghouse for information and adviser in the course of settlement negotiations.62 In the case of a class action , the court is required to give ultimate ...
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... role of the legislature is discussed below , that the judge's role is a stopgap in the absence of leg- islative action . Every judge I have discussed this matter with agrees with me that it has been the abdication of legislative ...
... role of the legislature is discussed below , that the judge's role is a stopgap in the absence of leg- islative action . Every judge I have discussed this matter with agrees with me that it has been the abdication of legislative ...
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