02685nam 22006494a 450 991022013310332120200520144314.01-281-18110-297866111811090-8330-4269-6(CKB)1000000000481444(EBL)322550(OCoLC)476120012(SSID)ssj0000180176(PQKBManifestationID)11179361(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000180176(PQKBWorkID)10148892(PQKB)11516956(Au-PeEL)EBL322550(CaPaEBR)ebr10225464(OCoLC)780926534(Au-PeEL)EBL4970023(CaONFJC)MIL118110(OCoLC)972158026(MiAaPQ)EBC322550(MiAaPQ)EBC4970023(oapen)doab114670(EXLCZ)99100000000048144420061221d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInsurance class actions in the United States /Nicholas M. Pace ... [et al.]2nd ed.Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Institute for Civil Justice20071 online resource (199 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-4131-2 Includes bibliography (p. 163-170).Summary of methodological approach -- Survey results -- Issues related to regulation.Class actions, which are civil cases in which parties initiate a lawsuit on behalf of other plaintiffs not specifically named in the complaint, often make the headlines, especially when they result in settlements affecting millions of class members and requiring millions of dollars in restitution. They have also aroused vocal policy debates, as exemplified during the deliberations of the U.S. Congress prior to the enactment of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. But despite this long-standing interest, policymakers and the public know very little about the majority of class actions filed inClass actions (Civil procedure)United StatesTort liability of insurance companiesUnited StatesClass actions (Civil procedure)Tort liability of insurance companies346.73/08600269Pace Nicholas M(Nicholas Michael),1955-1031005Institute for Civil Justice (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220133103321Insurance class actions in the United States2453810UNINA