Comparative studies on business tort litigation
By: edited by Rolf Stürner and Masanori Kawano
Series: Problems of transnational civil procedure -- v. 3; Problems of transnational civil procedure -- v. 3.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Tübingen [Germany]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9783161507663
Subjects: Tort liability of corporations; Congresses; Jurisdiction; Class actions (Civil procedure); Actions and defenses; Torts; International business enterprises; Law and legislation
Notes: "[A]lso the topic of an international symposium held on October 4-5, 2007 in Lyon, France"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Globally expanding business activities and tort regulations / Masanori Kawano; title: Tort litigation affecting 'business' : the English perspective / Neil H. Andrews; title: French tort law and global business / Emmanuel Jeuland; title: Transnational tort litigation : jurisdictional issues-trends, policies, rules / Nicolò Trocker; title: Jurisdiction in international business litigation in Japan / Masaaki Haga; title: The new provisions on contractual jurisdiction in Regulation (EU) 44/2001 / Michele Angelo Lupoi; title: Jurisdiction in tort in international business relationships / Marco de Cristofaro; title: Enter the damage class action in European law : heading towards justice on a bus / Andrea Giussani; title: Mass tort litigation / Astrid Stadler; title: Mass torts and American civil justice / Peter L. Murray; title: Mass tort litigation / Dimitris N. Maniotis; title: Class actions in consumer cases - a Finnish start / Laura Ervo; title: Mass tort litigation / Piotr Pogonowski; title: Punitive damages and French international public policy / Georges Cavalier.