Manual for Complex Litigation, Fourth

Manual for Complex Litigation, Fourth

2004, 798 pages

Successor to the Manual for Complex Litigation, Third. This work describes approaches that trial judges have found to be useful in managing complex cases. This edition updates the treatment of electronic discovery and other aspects of pretrial management and describes major changes affecting case management in the substantive and procedural law in mass torts, class actions, intellectual property, employment discrimination, and other types of litigation. A new chapter deals with managing scientific evidence. Cite as Manual for Complex Litigation, Fourth, § ____ or MCL 4th § ____ .

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Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction

Part I: Overview

10. General Principles 7

11. Pretrial Procedures 31

12. Trial 131

13. Settlement 167

14. Attorney Fees 183

15. Judgments and Appeals 208

Part II: Special Problems

215

20. Multiple Jurisdiction Litigation 217

21. Class Actions 242