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Solving The Puzzle Of Transnational Class Actions, Kevin M. Clermont Jan 2015

Solving The Puzzle Of Transnational Class Actions, Kevin M. Clermont

Indiana Law Journal

How should a U.S. class action treat proposed foreign class members in a circumstance where any resulting judgment will likely not bind those absentees abroad? The Author responds to Zachary Clopton’s analysis of this puzzle, and introduces a counterproposal.


Mandatory Rules In Civil Litigation: Status Of The Doctrine Post-Globalization, Hannah Buxbaum Jan 2008

Mandatory Rules In Civil Litigation: Status Of The Doctrine Post-Globalization, Hannah Buxbaum

Articles by Maurer Faculty

For all the scholarly attention paid to the role of mandatory rules in civil litigation, the doctrine regarding their use has never been fully developed. Certainly courts considering contracts governed by foreign law will sometimes override that law, applying a mandatory rule of the forum in its place. But in its most expansive articulation, the "mandatory rules" theory would also permit courts in certain circumstances to apply the mandatory law of a third country - a direction in which courts have declined to go. This article examines one of the justifications forwarded by early proponents of this more expansive approach: …


The Institution Of The Private Attorney General: Perspectives From An Empirical Study Of Class Action Litigation, Bryant G. Garth, Ilene H. Nagel, S. Jay Plager Jan 1988

The Institution Of The Private Attorney General: Perspectives From An Empirical Study Of Class Action Litigation, Bryant G. Garth, Ilene H. Nagel, S. Jay Plager

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Studying Civil Litigation Through The Class Action, Bryant G. Garth Jul 1987

Studying Civil Litigation Through The Class Action, Bryant G. Garth

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Class Actions And Duplicative Litigation, Edward F. Sherman Jul 1987

Class Actions And Duplicative Litigation, Edward F. Sherman

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Questioning Litigation's Role-Courts And Class Actions In Canada, W. A. Bogart Jul 1987

Questioning Litigation's Role-Courts And Class Actions In Canada, W. A. Bogart

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Historical Inquiry Into The Right To Trial By Jury In Complex Civil Litigation, Morris S. Arnold Jan 1980

A Historical Inquiry Into The Right To Trial By Jury In Complex Civil Litigation, Morris S. Arnold

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


The Contingent Compensation Of Expert Witnesses In Civil Litigation, Reed E. Shaper Apr 1977

The Contingent Compensation Of Expert Witnesses In Civil Litigation, Reed E. Shaper

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Civil Action: From Pleading To Opening Of Trial, By Hubert Hickman, Cleon H. Foust Jr. Oct 1953

A Civil Action: From Pleading To Opening Of Trial, By Hubert Hickman, Cleon H. Foust Jr.

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.