Repeat Players In Multidistrict Litigation: The Social Network,
2017
University of Georgia Law School
Repeat Players In Multidistrict Litigation: The Social Network, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, Margaret S. Williams
Cornell Law Review
As class certification wanes, plaintiffs’ lawyers resolve hundreds of thousands of individual lawsuits through aggregate settlements in multidistrict litigation. But without class actions, formal rules are scarce and judges rarely scrutinize the private agreements that result. Meanwhile, the same principal- agent concerns that plagued class-action attorneys linger. These circumstances are ripe for exploitation: few rules, little oversight, multi-million dollar common-benefit fees, and a push for settlement can tempt a cadre of repeat players to fill in the gaps in ways that further their own self-interest. Although multidistrict litigation now comprises 36% of the pending federal civil caseload, legal scholars have …
The Aftermath Of Care V. Cow Palace And The Future Of Rcra In Cafo Cases,
2017
American University Washington College of Law
The Aftermath Of Care V. Cow Palace And The Future Of Rcra In Cafo Cases, Lauren Tavar
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Water, Water, Nowhere: Adapting Water Rights For A Changing Climate,
2017
American University Washington College of Law
Water, Water, Nowhere: Adapting Water Rights For A Changing Climate, Caleb Hall
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Ridding Pes Systems Of The “Pay To Pollute” Principle: Pes Optimization Strategies,
2017
American University Washington College of Law
Ridding Pes Systems Of The “Pay To Pollute” Principle: Pes Optimization Strategies, Kelly Carlson
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Indoor Aquaponics In Abandoned Buildings: A Potential Solution To Food Deserts,
2017
American University Washington College of Law
Indoor Aquaponics In Abandoned Buildings: A Potential Solution To Food Deserts, Lisa Tomlinson
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Investing In Resiliency: Prioritizing Water Systems And Investing In Green Infrastructure,
2017
American University Washington College of Law
Investing In Resiliency: Prioritizing Water Systems And Investing In Green Infrastructure, Caitlin Cutchin
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
You Probably Shouldn’T Build There: Watershed-Based Land Use Strategies For Mitigating Global Climate Change In New Jersey’S Freshwater Systems,
2017
American University Washington College of Law
You Probably Shouldn’T Build There: Watershed-Based Land Use Strategies For Mitigating Global Climate Change In New Jersey’S Freshwater Systems, Matthew Knoblauch
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
About Sdlp,
2017
American University Washington College of Law
Newsroom: Logan Quoted In Bloomberg News On Opiod Litigation 08-16-2017,
2017
Bloomberg News
Newsroom: Logan Quoted In Bloomberg News On Opiod Litigation 08-16-2017, Jef Feeley, Jared S. Hopkins
Life of the Law School (1993- )
No abstract provided.
Canada’S First Malpractice Crisis: Medical Negligence In The Late Nineteenth Century,
2017
Saint Mary’s University
Canada’S First Malpractice Crisis: Medical Negligence In The Late Nineteenth Century, R. Blake Brown
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
This article describes and explains the first Canadian medical malpractice crisis. While malpractice had emerged as a prominent legal issue in the United States by the mid nineteenth century, Canadian doctors first began to express concerns with a growth in malpractice litigation in the late nineteenth century. Physicians claimed that lawsuits damaged reputations and forced them to spend lavishly on defending themselves. Doctors blamed lawyers for drumming up spurious lawsuits and argued that ignorant or malicious jurors tended to side with plaintiffs. Evidence, however, points to additional factors that contributed to litigation. Medical professionals in rural areas sometimes avoided lengthy …
Newsroom: Rwu Law Welcomes New Director Of Business Law Programs And The Corporate Counsel Externship Program July 19, 2017,
2017
Roger Williams University
Newsroom: Rwu Law Welcomes New Director Of Business Law Programs And The Corporate Counsel Externship Program July 19, 2017, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
New
The End Of Low-Value Consumer Class Action Lawsuits?: The Federal Circuit Split On The Ascertainability Requirement For Class Certification,
2017
Mercer University School of Law
The End Of Low-Value Consumer Class Action Lawsuits?: The Federal Circuit Split On The Ascertainability Requirement For Class Certification, Kyle Harris Timmons
Mercer Law Review
This Comment seeks to address the growing circuit split on the ascertainability requirement of class action lawsuits. The split centers around what Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure' explicitly states are the requirements for class certification and what some courts have read into Rule 23. Under the high standard, creating a plan or proposing a method with which to identify purported class members is not enough to satisfy the ascertainability requirement. Instead, a class must show that evidentiary means exist and are readily obtainable to support the proposed method of identifying the case. Conversely, under the low …
Electronic Discovery,
2017
Mercer University School of Law
Electronic Discovery, K. Alex Khoury
Mercer Law Review
At the end of 2015, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended to reform the discovery process with three main goals in mind: (1) promoting cooperation between the parties, (2) emphasizing proportionality in discovery, and (3) encouraging active case management by the courts. This Article will examine how the courts in the Eleventh Circuit interpreted and applied the new rules in 2016 and consider whether the new rules are having their desired effect on E-Discovery practice.
Class Actions,
2017
Mercer University School of Law
Class Actions, Thomas M. Byrne, Stacey Mcgavin Mohr
Mercer Law Review
The past year saw a mix of results in class-action litigation in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. with both plaintiffs and defendants notching victories in class certification controversies. Of significance to class-action practice was the court's first foray into applying the challenging new Article III standing decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. The court also continued to address arbitration issues arising in putative class actions, while the prospects for curbing the availability of arbitration as an alternative to class litigation appeared to fade with the changing political …
Trial Practice And Procedure,
2017
Mercer University School of Law
Trial Practice And Procedure, John O'Shea Sullivan, Ashby K. Fox, Tala Amirfazli
Mercer Law Review
The 2016 survey period yielded noteworthy decisions relating to federal trial practice and procedure in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,I several of which involved issues of first impression. This Article analyzes recent developments in the Eleventh Circuit, including significant rulings in the areas of statutory interpretation and class actions.
Empowering Individual Plaintiffs,
2017
[email protected]
Empowering Individual Plaintiffs, Alex Stein, Gideon Parchomovsky
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Holding Supporters Of Terrorism Accountable: The Exercise Of General Jurisdiction Over The Pa And Plo In A Post-Daimler Framework,
2017
University of Georgia School of Law
Holding Supporters Of Terrorism Accountable: The Exercise Of General Jurisdiction Over The Pa And Plo In A Post-Daimler Framework, Mark D. Christopher
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Rwu First Amendment Blog: Andrew Horwitz's Blog: First Amendment Protects The Right To Give And To Receive 05-23-2017,
2017
Roger Williams University School of Law
Rwu First Amendment Blog: Andrew Horwitz's Blog: First Amendment Protects The Right To Give And To Receive 05-23-2017, Andrew Horwitz
Law School Blogs
No abstract provided.
Solidarity In Overlapping Insurance Coverage: Rethinking Hoefly,
2017
Louisiana State University Law Center
Solidarity In Overlapping Insurance Coverage: Rethinking Hoefly, Alex Robertson
Louisiana Law Review
The article focuses on the Louisiana Civil Code on solidarity and its interpretation of solidarity arising from the law and its application in the insurance and discusses Hoefly v. Government Employees Insurance Company court case on same.
Newsroom: As Manning Released, Trial Attorney Coombs Looks Back On Case, Looks Forward To Teaching Again At Rwu Law 05-17-2017,
2017
Roger Williams University School of Law
Newsroom: As Manning Released, Trial Attorney Coombs Looks Back On Case, Looks Forward To Teaching Again At Rwu Law 05-17-2017, Edward Fitzpatrick
Life of the Law School (1993- )
No abstract provided.
