Mass Torts in the United States: Strategy & Practice (Paperback)

Mass Torts in the United States: Strategy & Practice By Courtney Ward-Reichard (Editor) Cover Image
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Description


"Mass torts" is an incredibly broad term that includes many disparate substantive areas--everything from an airplane accident that injures many individuals at once, to asbestos claims involving alleged exposure and injury over the course of many decades. This book aims to provide a useful guide that examines most phases of mass tort cases while appealing to attorneys of varying levels of experience in many different types of cases. The book begins with a brief history of mass tort litigation, followed by chapters that discuss various stages of individual cases: preliminary considerations such as jurisdiction and venue, theories of liability and defenses, and mechanisms courts use to manage mass tort cases, including class actions and multi-district litigation. There are also chapters addressing discovery, experts and settlement--all in the specialized context of mass torts. Finally, the book explores some issues that arise at least somewhat uniquely in mass tort litigation.

About the Author


Courtney Ward-Reichard is a founding member of the Nilan Johnson Lewis law firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has more than twenty-five years of experience in the defense of complex mass torts litigation.


Product Details
ISBN: 9781641056656
ISBN-10: 1641056657
Publisher: American Bar Association
Publication Date: September 7th, 2021
Pages: 528
Language: English