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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... after case.108 Part of such an effort might be to establish rules and funds for the compensation of special masters so that the use of special mas- ters does not depend upon the affluence of the parties ETHICS OF JUDGES ... 109 Special ...
... after case.108 Part of such an effort might be to establish rules and funds for the compensation of special masters so that the use of special mas- ters does not depend upon the affluence of the parties ETHICS OF JUDGES ... 109 Special ...
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... special master is resorted to out of necessity , because a traditional bipolar litigation would not produce an outcome acceptable to the parties or the community . The defendants or the set- tlement fund generally provides the source of ...
... special master is resorted to out of necessity , because a traditional bipolar litigation would not produce an outcome acceptable to the parties or the community . The defendants or the set- tlement fund generally provides the source of ...
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... special masters , including possible bias , invalid delegation , procedural inconsistency , delay , vagueness as to ... master is not unrestricted . See , e.g. , Prudential Ins . Co. of Amer . v . U.S. Gypsum Co. , 991 F.2d 1080 ( 3d Cir .
... special masters , including possible bias , invalid delegation , procedural inconsistency , delay , vagueness as to ... master is not unrestricted . See , e.g. , Prudential Ins . Co. of Amer . v . U.S. Gypsum Co. , 991 F.2d 1080 ( 3d Cir .
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