Abstract
Most of the existing problems associated with the management of mass tort litigation are the result of fundamentally incompatible strategies that plaintiffs’ lawyers, defense lawyers, and state and federal judges have each adopted over time to deal with the logistics of resolving hundreds, even thousands, of similar cases filed in state and federal courts. Indeed, competing strategies can be found not only between the various players in litigation, but even within subgroups of players. Described in this article are the various strategies employed by different players and the consequences when those strategies have succeeded.
Document Type
Newsletter Article
Publication Information
2 Civil Action (Spring 2003)
Repository Citation
Hannaford-Agor, Paula; Munsterman, G. Thomas; and Kelly, Barbara, "Mass Torts: Lessons in Competing Strategies and Unintended Consequences" (2003). Popular Media. 648.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/popular_media/648