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Summary Adjudication In United States Civil Procedure, Mary J. Davis
Summary Adjudication In United States Civil Procedure, Mary J. Davis
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This article uses one of the high profile mass tort cases of recent decades, the complex silicone gel-filled breast implant products liability litigation, to evaluate summary adjudication measures. Recognizing that not all claims filed are complex tort claims (just the most interesting ones), where commercial claims present the opportunity for use of summary proceedings, those will be discussed as well, particularly regarding mechanisms by which security for a creditor-plaintiffs claim can be obtained prior to a favorable verdict.
While preparing this Report, it became clear that the author has a particular view of what constitutes a "summary adjudication" procedure, but …