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Does Multidistrict Litigation Deny Plaintiffs Due Process?, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Does Multidistrict Litigation Deny Plaintiffs Due Process?, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
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Nudges And Norms In Multidistrict Litigation: A Response To Engstrom, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
Nudges And Norms In Multidistrict Litigation: A Response To Engstrom, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch
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On paper, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure apply equally to billion-dollar opioid allegations and small-stakes claims for $75,000.01. In practice, however, judges and attorneys in high-stakes multidistrict proceedings like those over opioids have invented a smattering of procedures that you’ll never find indexed in the Federal Rules: plaintiff fact sheets, short form complaints, science days, bellwether trials, census orders, inactive dockets, and Lone Pine orders to name but a few. In a world where settlement is the prevailing currency, norms take root. But as norms blossom, the stabilizing features of the federal rules—balance, predictability, and structural protections—can wither. As …