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It's Not Over 'Til It's Over: Mandating Federal Pretrial Jurisdiction And Oversight In Mass Torts, Tanya Pierce
It's Not Over 'Til It's Over: Mandating Federal Pretrial Jurisdiction And Oversight In Mass Torts, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
No abstract provided.
Dueling Grants: Reimagining Cafa's Jurisdictional Provisions, Tanya Pierce
Dueling Grants: Reimagining Cafa's Jurisdictional Provisions, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
Part I of the article discusses the relevant policies underlying CAFA and Rule 23. Part II briefly outlines the more straightforward operation of CAFA jurisdiction in pre-certification and post-successful certification situations before explaining the provisions in CAFA that have given rise to considerable confusion after courts deny class certification. Part III critiques the arguments made by courts and scholars in support of and against continuing jurisdiction. It then suggests an approach that is most consistent with the statute, in light of all of its relevant provisions and their corresponding limitations, and that furthers prudential concerns underlying Rule 23 and CAFA …
Modern Notice Through The Lens Of Eisen And Mullane, Tanya Pierce, Jeanne Finnegan
Modern Notice Through The Lens Of Eisen And Mullane, Tanya Pierce, Jeanne Finnegan
Tanya Pierce
Improving Predictability And Consistency In Class Action Tolling, Tanya Pierce
Improving Predictability And Consistency In Class Action Tolling, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
Class action tolling means that when parties in a suit allege federal treatment, the individual claims of putative class members are tolled federal courts while the class action is pending. Commonly referred to as American Pipe tolling, this rule prevents duplicative litigation that would result if plaintiffs were required to intervene or file independent lawsuits to protect their interests while the class action was pending. Federal courts have long settled the application of American Pipe tolling in scenarios involving later-filed individual actions. In other scenarios, however, the application of American Pipe tolling has caused considerable uncertainty. This Article examines the …
It's Not Over 'Til It's Over: Mandating Federal Pretrial Jurisdiction And Oversight In Mass Torts, Tanya Pierce
It's Not Over 'Til It's Over: Mandating Federal Pretrial Jurisdiction And Oversight In Mass Torts, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
In 2004, just five years after introducing the drug, Vioxx, pharmaceutical company, Merck, voluntarily withdrew the prescription pain-killer after a clinical study suggested that the drug increased the risk of heart attack and stroke. But in that relatively short time, an estimated 20 million Americans had already taken the drug. By late 2007, Merck announced it would pay $4.85 billion — the largest drug settlement ever — in “global settlements” for Vioxx-related claims. These settlements ultimately included roughly 47,000 individual lawsuits and about 265 potential class actions, but the Vioxx settlements were far from global.
In 2012, a purported parallel …
American Pipe Tolling: Assessing Outer Limits And Avoiding Bright Lines, Tanya Pierce
American Pipe Tolling: Assessing Outer Limits And Avoiding Bright Lines, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
No abstract provided.
Class Action Tolling Issues, Tanya Pierce
Hot Topics In Legal Writing Curricular Development, Tanya Pierce
Hot Topics In Legal Writing Curricular Development, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
No abstract provided.
Cross-Jurisdictional Tolling, Tanya Pierce
Proper Citations In Scholarly Works, Tanya Pierce
How Expanded Pretrial Consolidation Can Discourage Duplicative Litigation And Facilitate Global Settlements In Mass Torts, Tanya Pierce
How Expanded Pretrial Consolidation Can Discourage Duplicative Litigation And Facilitate Global Settlements In Mass Torts, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
No abstract provided.
Legal Writing Concepts And Issues, Tanya Pierce
Proper Citations In Scholarly Works, Tanya Pierce
Reading And Writing Workshop/Road To Law School, Tanya Pierce
Reading And Writing Workshop/Road To Law School, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
No abstract provided.
Expressly Authorizing Injunctions Under The Multidistrict Litigation Statute, Tanya Pierce
Expressly Authorizing Injunctions Under The Multidistrict Litigation Statute, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
No abstract provided.
Texas Wesleyan Law Review Energy Symposium, Tanya Pierce
Texas Wesleyan Law Review Energy Symposium, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
No abstract provided.
Anti-Injunction Act And Injunctions Under The Multidistrict Litigation Statute, Tanya Pierce
Anti-Injunction Act And Injunctions Under The Multidistrict Litigation Statute, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
No abstract provided.
Grading Papers And Conducting Student Conferences, Tanya Pierce
Grading Papers And Conducting Student Conferences, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
No abstract provided.
Reading And Writing Workshop/Road To Law School, Tanya Pierce
Reading And Writing Workshop/Road To Law School, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
No abstract provided.
Reading And Writing Workshop/Road To Law School, Tanya Pierce
Reading And Writing Workshop/Road To Law School, Tanya Pierce
Tanya Pierce
No abstract provided.