Class action dilemmas : pursuing public goals for private gain / / Deborah R. Hensler ... [et al.]
| Class action dilemmas : pursuing public goals for private gain / / Deborah R. Hensler ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (635 p.) |
| Disciplina | 347.73/53 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HenslerDeborah R. <1942-> |
| Soggetto topico | Class actions (Civil procedure) - United States |
| ISBN |
1-282-45144-8
9786612451447 0-8330-4394-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
COVER; RAND INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL JUSTICE; BOARD OF OVERSEERS; FOREWORD; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Section I; Chapter One - "ATTENTION: ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES"; NOTES; Chapter Two - A MATTER OF SOME INTEREST; A. THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF CLASS ACTIONS; B. THE BIRTH OF RULE 23; C. THE "HOLY WAR" AGAINST CLASS ACTIONS; D. A NEW CONTROVERSY; E. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE STEPS BACK IN; F. A RETURN TO WARFARE?; NOTES; Chapter Three - VIRTUES AND VICES; A. THE SCOPE OF CLASS ACTIONS; B. IS THE NUMBER OF CLASS ACTIONS GROWING?
C. THE TRADITIONAL PARADIGM: REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS FOR MONEY DAMAGESD. THE NEW PARADIGM: AGGREGATIVE ACTIONS FOR PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE; E. DILEMMAS FOR PUBLIC POLICY; NOTES; Section II; Chapter Four - INTO THE FISHBOWL; CASE SELECTION; DATA COLLECTION; RESULTS; NOTE; Chapter Five - CONTACT LENS PRICING LITIGATION: ROBERTS v. BAUSCH & LOMB, INC.; PROLOGUE; THE LITIGATION BEGINS; PRIMARY ISSUES IN THE LITIGATION; THE LITIGATION PROGRESSES; INITIAL CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE; OTHER RELATED LITIGATION; MOVEMENT TOWARDS SETTLEMENT; DETAILS OF THE AGREEMENT FINAL APPROVAL OF DISTRIBUTION AND FEESACTUAL DISTRIBUTION OF SETTLEMENT FUNDS; EPILOGUE; NOTES; Chapter Six - BANK BROKERAGE PRODUCT LITIGATION: PINNEY v. GREAT WESTERN; PROLOGUE; CLASS LITIGATION BEGINS; NEGOTIATING THE SETTLEMENT; REGULATORY ACTION; SETTLEMENT; DISTRIBUTION; EPILOGUE: ELEVENTH HOUR MANEUVERING; NOTES; Chapter Seven - COLLATERAL PROTECTION INSURANCE LITIGATION: GRAHAM v. SECURITY PACIFIC HOUSING SERVICES, INC; PROLOGUE; CLASS LITIGATION BEGINS; THE INITIAL COMPLAINT AND ITS ALLEGATIONS; THE DEFENDANTS' POSITION; PRIMARY ISSUES IN THE LITIGATION PARTIES MOVE TOWARD SETTLEMENTTERMS OF THE INITIAL SETTLEMENT; OBJECTIONS; FINAL FAIRNESS HEARING; DISTRIBUTING SETTLEMENT AWARDS; NOTES; Chapter Eight - CABLE TV LATE FEE LITIGATION: SELNICK v. SACRAMENTO CABLE; PROLOGUE; CLASS LITIGATION BEGINS; PRIMARY ISSUES OF THE LITIGATION; LITIGATION OF THE CASE; NEGOTIATING THE SETTLEMENT; NOTES; Chapter Nine - CREDIT LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUM OVERCHARGING LITIGATION: INMAN v. HEILIG-MEYERS; PROLOGUE; THE LITIGATION BEGINS; PRIMARY ISSUES OF THE LITIGATION; THE LITIGATION CONTINUES; DETAILS OF THE AGREEMENT; PRELIMINARY APPROVAL; FINAL APPROVAL DISTRIBUTION OF SETTLEMENT FUNDSEPILOGUE; NOTES; Chapter Ten - INSURANCE PREMIUM DOUBLE ROUNDING LITIGATION: MARTINEZ v. ALLSTATE 2 AND SENDEJO v. FARMERS; PROLOGUE; THE LITIGATION BEGINS; PRIMARY ISSUES OF THE LITIGATION; EARLY DAYS IN THE LITIGATION; MOVEMENT TOWARDS SETTLEMENT; FINAL APPROVAL OF DISTRIBUTION AND FEES; EPILOGUE; NOTES; Chapter Eleven - BLOOD CLOTTING PRODUCTS FOR HEMOPHILIACS: IN RE FACTOR VIII OR IX CONCENTRATE BLOOD PRODUCTS; PROLOGUE; EARLY FACTOR CONCENTRATE LITIGATION; THE WADLEIGH CLASS ACTION; THE WALKER SETTLEMENT; IMPLEMENTING THE SETTLEMENT; EPILOGUE; NOTES Chapter Twelve - TOXIC CHEMICAL FACTORY LITIGATION: ATKINS v. HARCROS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219989703321 |
| Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2000 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inside a class action [[electronic resource] ] : the Holocaust and the Swiss banks / / Jane Schapiro
| Inside a class action [[electronic resource] ] : the Holocaust and the Swiss banks / / Jane Schapiro |
| Autore | Schapiro Jane <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 292 p. ) |
| Disciplina | 347.73/53 |
| Soggetto topico |
Unjust enrichment - United States
Trials - New York (State) - New York Class actions (Civil procedure) - New York (State) - New York Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Banks and banking, Swiss |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-26944-5
9786612269448 0-299-19333-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Winds of truth -- Looking back -- Plaintiffs speak -- The devil's bridge -- An uneasy alliance -- A rough calculation -- Arguments and motions -- The hearing -- Stucki's ghost -- A victim's fund -- A separate peace -- Money dance -- An accounting -- The reckoning. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451726703321 |
Schapiro Jane <1956->
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| Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books, c2003 | ||
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Inside a class action [[electronic resource] ] : the Holocaust and the Swiss banks / / Jane Schapiro
| Inside a class action [[electronic resource] ] : the Holocaust and the Swiss banks / / Jane Schapiro |
| Autore | Schapiro Jane <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 292 p. ) |
| Disciplina | 347.73/53 |
| Soggetto topico |
Unjust enrichment - United States
Trials - New York (State) - New York Class actions (Civil procedure) - New York (State) - New York Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Banks and banking, Swiss |
| ISBN |
1-282-26944-5
9786612269448 0-299-19333-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Winds of truth -- Looking back -- Plaintiffs speak -- The devil's bridge -- An uneasy alliance -- A rough calculation -- Arguments and motions -- The hearing -- Stucki's ghost -- A victim's fund -- A separate peace -- Money dance -- An accounting -- The reckoning. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777817803321 |
Schapiro Jane <1956->
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| Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books, c2003 | ||
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Inside a class action : the Holocaust and the Swiss banks / / Jane Schapiro
| Inside a class action : the Holocaust and the Swiss banks / / Jane Schapiro |
| Autore | Schapiro Jane <1956-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 292 p. ) |
| Disciplina | 347.73/53 |
| Soggetto topico |
Unjust enrichment - United States
Trials - New York (State) - New York Class actions (Civil procedure) - New York (State) - New York Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Banks and banking, Swiss |
| ISBN |
9786612269448
9781282269446 1282269445 9780299193331 0299193330 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Winds of truth -- Looking back -- Plaintiffs speak -- The devil's bridge -- An uneasy alliance -- A rough calculation -- Arguments and motions -- The hearing -- Stucki's ghost -- A victim's fund -- A separate peace -- Money dance -- An accounting -- The reckoning. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910953604303321 |
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| Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press/Terrace Books, c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Regulation through litigation [[electronic resource] /] / W. Kip Viscusi, editor
| Regulation through litigation [[electronic resource] /] / W. Kip Viscusi, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
| Disciplina | 347.73/53 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ViscusiW. Kip |
| Soggetto topico |
Citizen suits (Civil procedure) - United States
Delegated legislation - United States Class actions (Civil procedure) - United States Public policy (Law) - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8157-9885-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Overview/ W. Kip Viscusi -- Tobacco : regulation and taxation through litigation/ W. Kip Viscusi ; comment by John E. Calfee-- Litigation as regulation : firearms/ Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig ; comment by Jim Leitzel-- Litigating lead-based paint hazards/ Randall Lutter and Elizabeth Mader ; comment by Thomas J. Kniesner-- Breast implants : regulation, litigation, and science/ Joni Hersch ; comment by Peter Schuck-- Malpractice pressure, managed care, and physician behavior/ Daniel P. Kessler and Mark B. McClellan ; comment by Patricia Danzon-- The insurance effects of regulation by litigation/ Kenneth S. Abraham ; comment by J. David Cummins-- The regulatory advantage of class action/ David Rosenberg ; comment by James Wootton-- Implications for legal reform/ Richard A. Epstein ; comment by Gary T. Schwartz. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455854803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, c2002 | ||
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Regulation through litigation [[electronic resource] /] / W. Kip Viscusi, editor
| Regulation through litigation [[electronic resource] /] / W. Kip Viscusi, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
| Disciplina | 347.73/53 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ViscusiW. Kip |
| Soggetto topico |
Citizen suits (Civil procedure) - United States
Delegated legislation - United States Class actions (Civil procedure) - United States Public policy (Law) - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8157-9885-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Overview/ W. Kip Viscusi -- Tobacco : regulation and taxation through litigation/ W. Kip Viscusi ; comment by John E. Calfee-- Litigation as regulation : firearms/ Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig ; comment by Jim Leitzel-- Litigating lead-based paint hazards/ Randall Lutter and Elizabeth Mader ; comment by Thomas J. Kniesner-- Breast implants : regulation, litigation, and science/ Joni Hersch ; comment by Peter Schuck-- Malpractice pressure, managed care, and physician behavior/ Daniel P. Kessler and Mark B. McClellan ; comment by Patricia Danzon-- The insurance effects of regulation by litigation/ Kenneth S. Abraham ; comment by J. David Cummins-- The regulatory advantage of class action/ David Rosenberg ; comment by James Wootton-- Implications for legal reform/ Richard A. Epstein ; comment by Gary T. Schwartz. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780231403321 |
| Washington, D.C., : AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, c2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The rise of judicial management in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1955-2000 [[electronic resource] /] / Steven Harmon Wilson
| The rise of judicial management in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1955-2000 [[electronic resource] /] / Steven Harmon Wilson |
| Autore | Wilson Steven Harmon <1964-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens, GA, : University of Georgia Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (576 p.) |
| Disciplina | 347.73/53 |
| Collana | Studies in the legal history of the South |
| Soggetto topico |
Justice, Administration of - Texas - History
Complex litigation - Texas - History Court administration - Texas - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-72605-6
9786612726057 0-8203-2728-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The varieties of public school desegregation -- Legislation, litigation, and judicial economy -- The rules and exceptions of border justice -- Managing "our federalism" in the Southern District -- Judicial management of triethnic integration -- Federal criminal justice on trial in the 1970's -- Adjuncts and the oversight of corporate misconduct -- Masters, magistrates, and managerial judges. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460301603321 |
Wilson Steven Harmon <1964->
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| Athens, GA, : University of Georgia Press, c2002 | ||
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The rise of judicial management in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1955-2000 [[electronic resource] /] / Steven Harmon Wilson
| The rise of judicial management in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1955-2000 [[electronic resource] /] / Steven Harmon Wilson |
| Autore | Wilson Steven Harmon <1964-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens, GA, : University of Georgia Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (576 p.) |
| Disciplina | 347.73/53 |
| Collana | Studies in the legal history of the South |
| Soggetto topico |
Justice, Administration of - Texas - History
Complex litigation - Texas - History Court administration - Texas - History |
| ISBN |
1-282-72605-6
9786612726057 0-8203-2728-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The varieties of public school desegregation -- Legislation, litigation, and judicial economy -- The rules and exceptions of border justice -- Managing "our federalism" in the Southern District -- Judicial management of triethnic integration -- Federal criminal justice on trial in the 1970's -- Adjuncts and the oversight of corporate misconduct -- Masters, magistrates, and managerial judges. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785166403321 |
Wilson Steven Harmon <1964->
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| Athens, GA, : University of Georgia Press, c2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Summary of Blocking the Courthouse Door
| Summary of Blocking the Courthouse Door |
| Autore | Reader Capitol |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cork, : Primento Digital, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (22 p.) |
| Disciplina | 347.73/53 |
| Soggetto topico |
Justicia americana
Industrial laws and legislation |
| ISBN |
9782511000243
2511000245 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title page; Book Presentation; Book Abstract; About the Author; Important Note About This Ebook; Summary of Blocking the Courthouse Door (Stephanie Mencimer); Media Myths about the Civil Justice System; Big Tobacco's Secret Tort Project; George W. Bush and the Texas Tort Moguls; Unseating Liberal Judges; The Campaign to Cut Attorney Fees; The War on Lawyers; The Myth of the Frivolous Lawsuit; Class Action Reform and the Attack on Consumer Protection; Merchants' (Irrational) Fear of Getting Sued; When Doctors Double as Tort Reform Lobbyists; How the GOP Learned to Love Bureaucrats
Exxon's Stealth Campaign against Punitive DamagesJunk Science and the War on Experts; Why It Matters; Buy the Book; About the Summary Publisher; Copyright |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Summary
Summary of Blocking the Courthouse Door |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910164979203321 |
Reader Capitol
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| Cork, : Primento Digital, 2013 | ||
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