Insurance class actions in the United States / / Nicholas M. Pace ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Institute for Civil Justice, 2007
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
• Disciplina: 346.73/08600269
• Soggetto topico: Class actions (Civil procedure) - United States; Tort liability of insurance companies - United States
• Altri autori: PaceNicholas M <1955-> (Nicholas Michael)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography (p. 163-170).
• Nota di contenuto: Summary of methodological approach -- Survey results -- Issues related to regulation.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 in
• Titolo autorizzato: Insurance class actions in the United States
• ISBN: 1-281-18110-2; 9786611181109; 0-8330-4269-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220133103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II