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|a Weinstein, Jack B.
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|a Individual justice in mass tort litigations :
|b the effect of class actions, consolidations, and other multiparty devices /
|c Jack B. Weinstein.
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|a Evanston, Ill. :
|b Northwestern University Press,
|c c1995.
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|a xvii, 367 p. ;
|c 24 cm.
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|a text
|b txt
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|a Includes bibliographical references and index.
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|g Ch. 1.
|t Overview --
|g Ch. 2.
|t The Law's Reaction to Disasters.
|g A.
|t Types of Disasters.
|g 1.
|t Clear Cause - Single Event - Injuries Proximate in Time and Space.
|g 2.
|t Clear Cause - Multiple Events - Injuries Nonproximate in Place.
|g 3.
|t Unclear Cause - Multiple Events - Injuries Nonproximate in Time and Place.
|g 4.
|t Unclear Cause - Multiple Events - Injuries Nonproximate in Time and Place - Identities of Both Producers and Injured Unclear.
|g B.
|t Jurisdiction Implicated.
|g 1.
|t Intrastate.
|g 2.
|t Interstate.
|g 3.
|t International.
|g C.
|t Desirable Conditions for Disaster Management by Courts.
|g 1.
|t Concentration of Decision Making.
|g 2.
|t Single Forum.
|g 3.
|t Single, Known Substantive Law.
|g 4.
|t Support to Trier.
|g 5.
|t Flexible, Controlled Fact-Finding.
|g 6.
|t Cap on Award and Method of Allocation.
|g 7.
|t Single Distribution Plan.
|g D.
|t Procedural Tools and Models.
|g 1.
|t Multidistrict Litigation and Other Consolidation Procedures.
|g 2.
|t Class Actions.
|g 3.
|t Attorney Cooperation - Specialists and Lead Attorneys.
|g 4.
|t Private Settlements - Ad Hoc and Institutional.
|g 5.
|t Court Administration and Added Personnel.
|g 6.
|t Compensation Schemes and Legislated Limits on Liability.
|g 7.
|t Claims Commissions.
|g 8.
|t International Conventions.
|g 9.
|t Hybrid Government Sponsored Protection Plans.
|g 10.
|t Specialized Courts.
|g E.
|t Proposals for Change.
|g 1.
|t National Disaster Court.
|g 2.
|t Switching Cases among State and Federal Courts.
|g 3.
|t Binational and Multinational Tribunals.
|g 4.
|t Planning for Disasters.
|g F.
|t Conclusion --
|g Ch. 3.
|t General Problems of Ethics in Modern Cases.
|g A.
|t The Changing World of Mass Cases.
|g B.
|t Administrative Procedural Level.
|g C.
|t Traditional Ethical Rules.
|g D.
|t Communitarian and Communicatarian Ethics --
|g Ch. 4.
|t Ethics of Lawyers.
|g A.
|t Communication.
|g 1.
|t The Problem.
|g 2.
|t Fostering Communication in a Mass Society.
|g B.
|t Conflicts of Interest.
|g 1.
|t Lawyer-Client.
|g 2.
|t Client-Client.
|g C.
|t Secrecy.
|g 1.
|t Documents and Oral Admissions Relating to Merits.
|g 2.
|t Settlement Amounts.
|g 3.
|t Withdrawal of Opinions.
|g D.
|t Buyouts.
|g E.
|t Aggregate Settlements.
|g F.
|t Financing.
|g G.
|t Fees.
|g 1.
|t Plaintiffs.
|g 2.
|t Defense.
|g H.
|t Cooperation and Conflict among Attorneys.
|g 1.
|t Plaintiff's Attorneys.
|g 2.
|t Defendants.
|g I.
|t Tentative Answers --
|g Ch. 5.
|t Ethics of Judges.
|g A.
|t Traditional View.
|g B.
|t Obligation to Community.
|g C.
|t Communication with Community.
|g 1.
|t Educating the Court.
|g 2.
|t Listening to the Community.
|g 3.
|t Speaking to the Community.
|g D.
|t Settlement and Beyond.
|g 1.
|t Involvement in Settlement.
|g 2.
|t Continuing Influence after Settlement.
|g 3.
|t Postsettlement Trusts and Other Institutions.
|g E.
|t Extrajudicial Assistance.
|g 1.
|t Traditional View.
|g 2.
|t Special Masters.
|g 3.
|t Experts.
|g F.
|t Uniformity of Rules of Ethics.
|g G.
|t Summary of Judges' Role --
|g Ch. 6.
|t Ethics of Parties --
|g Ch. 7.
|t Ethics of Scientists --
|g Ch. 8.
|t Ethics of Legislatures --
|g Ch. 9.
|t Equitable Powers of Courts to Adapt to Modern Mass Torts Requirements --
|g A.
|t Introduction.
|g B.
|t Procedural Techniques and Mass Torts.
|g 1.
|t History.
|g 2.
|t Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Triumph of Equity.
|g 3.
|t Procedural Joinder and Management Devices.
|g C.
|t Substantive Law.
|g 1.
|t History.
|g 2.
|t Modern Innovations.
|g D.
|t Settlement Funds and Distribution Plans.
|g 1.
|t Generally.
|g 2.
|t Examples of Compensation Funds.
|g E.
|t Criticism of Equity Initiatives.
|g F.
|t Conclusion --
|g Ch. 10.
|t The Future.
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