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Individual Characteristics of Mass Torts Case Congregations: A report to the Mass Torts Working Group (Appendix D)

Carol Witcher, Melissa Deckman Fallon, Philip Egelston, Rebecca Spiro, Suzanne Hruby, Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 1999

This report, done for the Mass Torts Working Group, appointed in 1998 by the Chief Justice, organizes and presents information from published sources on about fifty sets of mass tort litigations involving personal injury and property damage claims.

Mass Tort Settlement Class Actions: Five Case Studies

Jay Tidmarsh

January 1, 1998

This report by Professor Jay Tidmarsh of Notre Dame Law School examines five cases in which Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure has been used to achieve a settlement of a mass tort controversy.

Empirical Study of Class Actions in Four Federal District Courts: Final Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Thomas E. Willging, Laural L. Hooper, Robert J. Niemic

March 13, 1996

A study conducted by the Center to provide the Judicial Conference's Advisory Committee on Civil Rules with systematic, empirical information about how Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 operates.

Preliminary Report on Time Study Class Action Cases

Thomas E. Willging, Laural L. Hooper, Robert J. Niemic

February 9, 1995

A random national sample of 8,320 civil cases filed between November 1987 and January 1990 in 86 federal district courts included 51 cases involving class action allegations in the complaint or judicial action in response to class action activity.

Federal Securities Law [Superseded]

Thomas Lee Hazen

January 1, 1993

An introduction to the intricacies of federal securities law. The author focuses on the issues that federal judges are most likely to encounter in litigation: basic registration, disclosure, and antifraud provisions.

A Guide to the Judicial Management of Bankruptcy Mega-Cases [Superseded]

S. Elizabeth Gibson

January 1, 1992

A guide for a judge who must handle the multiple issues involved in a bankruptcy mega-case.

Trends in Asbestos Litigation

Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 1987

A report, prepared as asbestos litigation was becoming a growing presence on federal dockets, based on an intensive study of ten federal district courts with heavy asbestos caseloads.

Asbestos Case Management: Pretrial and Trial Procedures

Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 1985

A description of case-management procedures various courts have used to facilitate prompt resolution in asbestos litigation. The report is based on a conference of federal judges, magistrate judges, and clerks.

Asbestos Case Management Conference Reading File, Volumes 1 and 2

Thomas E. Willging

June 7, 1984

Asbestos Case Management Orders.

Asbestos Case Management Conference Notebook

Thomas E. Willging

June 7, 1984

Federal Judicial Center

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Class Actions

Individual Characteristics of Mass Torts Case Congregations: A report to the Mass Torts Working Group (Appendix D)

Mass Tort Settlement Class Actions: Five Case Studies

Empirical Study of Class Actions in Four Federal District Courts: Final Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Preliminary Report on Time Study Class Action Cases

Federal Securities Law [Superseded]

A Guide to the Judicial Management of Bankruptcy Mega-Cases [Superseded]

Trends in Asbestos Litigation

Asbestos Case Management: Pretrial and Trial Procedures

Asbestos Case Management Conference Reading File, Volumes 1 and 2

Asbestos Case Management Conference Notebook

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