Author: S. Elizabeth GibsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Case Studies of Mass Tort Limited Fund Class Action Settlements & Bankruptcy Reorganizations
Author: S. Elizabeth GibsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Case Studies of Mass Tort Limited Fund Class Action Settlements and Bankruptcy Reorganizations
Author: S. Elizabeth GibsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780756720667
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Examines three limited fund class action settlements of mass tort claims (including one settlement attempt that was abandoned in favor of bankruptcy) and four bankruptcy reorganizations precipitated by mass tort litigation. Each case is unique in the circumstances that precipitated it and the dynamics of its proceedings. Despite those differences, an examination of the class action settlements as a group in contrast to the bankruptcy reorganizations that were studied allows some comparisons about the fairness and effectiveness of these two means of achieving global resolutions of mass tort liabilities.
Case Studies of Mass Tort Limited Fund Class Action Settlements & Bankruptcy Reorganizations
Author: S. Elizabeth GibsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Case Studies of Mass Tort Limited Fund Class Action Settlements & Bankruptcy Reorganizations
Author: Federal Judicial CenterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : District courts
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Mass Tort Settlement Class Actions
Author: Jay TidmarshPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Class actions (Civil procedure)
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Judicial Management of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Cases
Author: S. Elizabeth GibsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Mass Tort Litigation
Author: Linda S. MullenixPublisher: West Academic Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Class actions (Civil procedure)
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Provides comprehensive coverage of all major mass tort cases of the 1980s and 1990s, including asbestos litigation, Agent Orange, the Dalkon Shield, DES, silicone breast implants, repetitive-stress injuries, defective heart valves, cigarette smoking, and tainted blood products. Also includes landmark mass-accident cases such as the Hyatt Regency Skywalk collapse, the Dupont Plaza Hotel fire litigation, and airplane crash litigation. Includes materials relating to environmental disasters such as Three Mile Island and Love Canal. Designed as an advanced course of interest to professors of civil procedure, torts, federal courts, conflicts, and related subjects.
Case Studies of Mass Tort Limited Fund Class Action Settlements & Bankruptcy Reorganizations
Author: S. Elizabeth GibsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Individual Justice in Mass Tort Litigation
Author: Jack B. WeinsteinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Documenting a prominent jurist's efforts, a collection of case studies examines his successes with Vietnam veteran exposure to Agent Orange, asbestos, and DES and repetitive stress syndrome, describes current legal attitudes, and recommends compassionate alternatives.
Mass Torts in a World of Settlement
Author: Richard A. NagaredaPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226567621
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The traditional definition of torts involves bizarre, idiosyncratic events where a single plaintiff with a physical impairment sues the specific defendant he believes to have wrongfully caused that malady. Yet public attention has focused increasingly on mass personal-injury lawsuits over asbestos, cigarettes, guns, the diet drug fen-phen, breast implants, and, most recently, Vioxx. Richard A. Nagareda’s Mass Torts in a World of Settlement is the first attempt to analyze the lawyer’s role in this world of high-stakes, multibillion-dollar litigation. These mass settlements, 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.