Mass torts in a world of settlement /
Nagareda, Richard A.
Chicago, Ill. ; London : University of Chicago Press,
2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-317) and index.
Origins -- The development of a mass tort -- Regulating development indirectly -- Making and enforcing a grid -- The rise and fall of the mass tort class settlement -- Public legislation and private contracts -- Mandatory class actions revisited -- Maximizing or minimizing opt-outs -- Bankruptcy transformed -- Government as plaintiff -- Leveraging conflicts of interest -- Administering the leveraging proposal.
Torts
Class actions (Civil procedure)
Complex litigation