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Transactionalism Costs, Alan M. Trammell
Transactionalism Costs, Alan M. Trammell
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Modern civil litigation is organized around the “transaction or occurrence,” a simple and fluid concept that brings together logically related claims in one lawsuit. It was a brilliant innovation a century ago, but its time has passed. Two inherent defects always lurked within transactionalism, but modern litigation realities have exacerbated them. First, transactionalism represents a crude estimate about the most efficient structure of a lawsuit. Often that estimate turns out to be wrong. Second, the goals of transactionalism are in tension. To function properly, the transactional approach must be simultaneously flexible (when structuring a lawsuit at the beginning of litigation) …
A Continuing War With Asbestos: The Stalemate Among State Courts On Liability For Take-Home Asbestos Exposure, Meghan E. Flinn
A Continuing War With Asbestos: The Stalemate Among State Courts On Liability For Take-Home Asbestos Exposure, Meghan E. Flinn
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Asbestos Wars: In Three Parts, David Partlett
Asbestos Wars: In Three Parts, David Partlett
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Comment: Knowledge Circles And The Duty Of Care, Jill M. Fraley
Comment: Knowledge Circles And The Duty Of Care, Jill M. Fraley
Washington and Lee Law Review
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