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40.43 Combined Certification and Proposed Settlement Order

January 1, 2004

Sealed Settlement Agreements in Federal District Court—May 2003 Progress Report

Tim Reagan, Marie Leary, Shannon R. Wheatman, Thomas E. Willging, Natacha Blain, George W. Cort, D. Dean P. Miletich

May 1, 2003

Case records generally are public records and all documents filed with a court are available to the public for inspection upon request unless a statute, rule, or order provides otherwise. This report summarizes federal and state court rules on sealing documents in trial courts files.

Effects of Amchem/Ortiz on the Filing of Federal Class Actions: Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Robert J. Niemic, Thomas E. Willging

September 9, 2002

The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules has been considering a proposal to revise Fed. R. Civil P. 23 to create new certification standards that would apply only to settlement class actions. The Committee sought empirical research from the Center to help it decide how to proceed.

Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Full Notice

May 10, 2002

Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Language for Envelope for Construction Workers

May 10, 2002

Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Publication Notice for Construction Workers

May 10, 2002

Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Language for Envelope for Homeowners

May 10, 2002

Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Publication Notice for Homeowners

May 10, 2002

Case Studies of Mass Tort Limited Fund Class Action Settlements & Bankruptcy Reorganizations

S. Elizabeth Gibson

January 1, 2000

This is an expanded version of a report that was previously published as Appendix E of the Report of the Advisory Group on Civil Rules and the Working Group on Mass Torts (Report on Mass Tort Litigation) February 15, 1999.

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.

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Settlement

40.43 Combined Certification and Proposed Settlement Order

Sealed Settlement Agreements in Federal District Court—May 2003 Progress Report

Effects of Amchem/Ortiz on the Filing of Federal Class Actions: Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules

Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Full Notice

Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Language for Envelope for Construction Workers

Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Publication Notice for Construction Workers

Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Language for Envelope for Homeowners

Products Liability Class Action Certification and Settlement: Publication Notice for Homeowners

Case Studies of Mass Tort Limited Fund Class Action Settlements & Bankruptcy Reorganizations

Mass Tort Settlement Class Actions: Five Case Studies

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