Mass Torts in the United States: Strategy & Practice

Bys: Andrew Scholz and Courtney Ward-Reichard

"Mass torts" is an incredibly broad term that includes many disparate substantive areas--everything from an airplane accident that injures many individuals at once, to asbestos claims involving alleged exposure and injury over the course of many decades. This book aims to provide a useful guide that examines most phases of mass tort cases while appealing to attorneys of varying levels of experience in many different types of cases. The book begins with a brief history of mass tort litigation, followed by chapters that discuss various stages of individual cases: preliminary considerations such as jurisdiction and venue, theories of liability and defenses, and mechanisms courts use to manage mass tort cases, including class actions and multi-district litigation. There are also chapters addressing discovery, experts and settlement--all in the specialized context of mass torts. Finally, the book explores some issues that arise at least somewhat uniquely in mass tort litigation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1641056657
• ISBN13: 9781641056656
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: American Bar Association
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.3"