| Description |
1 online resource (199 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Preface; Icj Board of Overseers; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One -- Introduction; Chapter Two -- Summary of Methodological Approach; Chapter Three -- Survey Results; Chapter Four -- Issues Related to Regulation; Chapter Five -- Conclusions; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Bibliography |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Class actions (Civil procedure)
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Tort liability of insurance companies.
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Law.
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Class actions (Civil procedure)
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Law
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Tort liability of insurance companies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Carroll, Stephen J
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Vogelsang, Ingo
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| ISBN |
9780833042699 |
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0833042696 |
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