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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... suits often faced more obstacles than defendant groups because Chancery suits were prolonged and expen- sive , the loser faced sanctions of costs and attorneys ' fees , and chancel- lors perceived such suits as harassment of a lord and ...
... suits often faced more obstacles than defendant groups because Chancery suits were prolonged and expen- sive , the loser faced sanctions of costs and attorneys ' fees , and chancel- lors perceived such suits as harassment of a lord and ...
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... suits in the United States came to be allowed in several cate- gories of cases , including suits seeking an injunction against a class of persons jointly causing a nuisance , suits by creditors to enforce a stock assessment against ...
... suits in the United States came to be allowed in several cate- gories of cases , including suits seeking an injunction against a class of persons jointly causing a nuisance , suits by creditors to enforce a stock assessment against ...
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... Suits Subject to 3 - Year Rule , N.Y. L.J. , Aug. 23 , 1994 , at 1. It would be desirable , as in the asbestos and ... suits against spun - off associated corpo- rations , non - opt - out class actions , bankruptcy proceedings , and ...
... Suits Subject to 3 - Year Rule , N.Y. L.J. , Aug. 23 , 1994 , at 1. It would be desirable , as in the asbestos and ... suits against spun - off associated corpo- rations , non - opt - out class actions , bankruptcy proceedings , and ...
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