Individual Justice in Mass Tort Litigation: The Effect of Class Actions, Consolidations, and Other Multiparty DevicesOne 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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Preface | |
Overview i | |
The Laws Reaction to Disasters | |
A Types of Disasters ie 1 Clear CauseSingle EventInjuries Proximate in Time and Space | |
Clear CauseMultiple EventsInjuries Nonproximate in Place 17 | |
Unclear CauseMultiple EventsInjuries Nonproximate in Time and Place is 4 Unclear CauseMultiple EventsInjuries Nonproximate in Time and PlaceI... | |
B Jurisdictions Implicated | |
International 20 | |
Hybrid GovernmentSponsored Protection Plans 31 | |
Specialized Courts 32 | |
Planning for Disasters | |
Ethics of Lawyers 53 | |
Buyouts 72 | |
Plaintiffs 79 | |
CHAPTER s Ethics of Judges | |
a Direct Relationship with Claimants | |
Single Forum 21 | |
Support to Trier 22 | |
Procedural Tools and Models 23 | |
Class Actions | |
Attorney CooperationSpecialists and Lead Attorneys n 4 Private SettlementsAd Hoc and Institutional 27 | |
Compensation Schemes and Legislated Limits on Liability | |
Claims Commissions 30 | |
Special Masters | |
CHAPTER Ethics of Parties | |
a Liability i | |
The Future 10 | |
Appendix 351 | |
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عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
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معلومات المراجع
| العنوان | Individual Justice in Mass Tort Litigation: The Effect of Class Actions, Consolidations, and Other Multiparty Devices |
| المؤلف | Jack B. Weinstein |
| الناشر | Northwestern University Press, 1995 |
| رقم ISBN (الرقم الدولي المعياري للكتاب) | 0810111888, 9780810111882 |
| عدد الصفحات | 367 من الصفحات |
| تصدير الاقتباس | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |