LEADER 02685nam 22006494a 450 001 9910220133103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-18110-2 010 $a9786611181109 010 $a0-8330-4269-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000481444 035 $a(EBL)322550 035 $a(OCoLC)476120012 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000180176 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11179361 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000180176 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10148892 035 $a(PQKB)11516956 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL322550 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10225464 035 $a(OCoLC)780926534 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4970023 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL118110 035 $a(OCoLC)972158026 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC322550 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4970023 035 $a(oapen)doab114670 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000481444 100 $a20061221d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aInsurance class actions in the United States /$fNicholas M. Pace ... [et al.] 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, Calif. $cRAND Institute for Civil Justice$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (199 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-8330-4131-2 320 $aIncludes bibliography (p. 163-170). 327 $aSummary of methodological approach -- Survey results -- Issues related to regulation. 330 $aClass 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 in 606 $aClass actions (Civil procedure)$zUnited States 606 $aTort liability of insurance companies$zUnited States 615 0$aClass actions (Civil procedure) 615 0$aTort liability of insurance companies 676 $a346.73/08600269 701 $aPace$b Nicholas M$g(Nicholas Michael),$f1955-$01031005 712 02$aInstitute for Civil Justice (U.S.) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220133103321 996 $aInsurance class actions in the United States$92453810 997 $aUNINA