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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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Symposium Reflections: A Rulemaking Perspective, Edward H. Cooper Jan 2006

Symposium Reflections: A Rulemaking Perspective, Edward H. Cooper

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These reflections seek to situate this most excellent Symposium in the rulemaking process. All contributors are working with an eye to that process. Their goal is to achieve a better understanding of how offer-ofjudgment rules actually work in practice. The major focus is on Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as it has affected practice in actions brought under fee-shifting statutes, but Professor Yoon's article adds insights into state practice in the very different world of automobile accident claims. There is no reason to attempt to summarize or synthesize the papers or discussions that stand so well …