| Description |
xx, 324 pages 24 cm |
| Contents |
Origins -- The development of a mass tort -- Regulating development indirectly -- Making and enforcing a grid -- The rise and fall of the mass tort class settlement -- Public legislation and private contracts -- Mandatory class actions revisited -- Maximizing or minimizing opt-outs -- Bankruptcy transformed -- Government as plaintiff -- Leveraging conflicts of interest -- Administering the leveraging proposal |
| Summary |
"Richard A. Nagareda's Mass Torts in a World of Settlement is the first attempt to analyze the lawyer's role in the world of high-stakes, multibillion-dollar litigation." "Mass settlements of mass tort litigation, Nagareda argues, have transformed the legal system so acutely that rival teams of lawyers operate as sophisticated governing powers rather than litigators. His controversial solution is the replacement of the existing tort system with a private administrative framework to address both current and future claims. This, book is a must-read for concerned citizens, policymakers, lawyers, investors, and executives grappling with the changing face of mass torts."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Torts -- United States.
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Class actions (Civil procedure) -- United States.
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Complex litigation -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2006037824 |
| ISBN |
9780226567600 cloth alkaline paper |
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0226567605 cloth alkaline paper |
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