| Description |
v, 555 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Governing law-the story of Erie: how litigants, lawyers, judges, politics, and social change reshape the law / Edward A. Purcell, Jr. -- Subject-matter jurisdiction-the story of Owen Equipment v. Kroger: a change in the weather of federal jurisdiction / John B. Oakley -- Territorial jurisdiction-the story of Shaffer: allocating jurisdictional authority among the states / Wendy Collins Perdue -- Venue-the story of Piper: forum matters/ Kevin M. Clermont -- Parties-the story of Hansberry: the rise of the modern class action / Jay Tidmarsh -- Pleadings-the story of Conley: precedent by accident / Emily Sherwin -- Discovery-the story of Hickman: preserving adversarial incentives while embracing broad discovery / Richard L. Marcus -- Motions-the story of Celotex: the role of summary judgment in the administration of civil justice / David L. Shapiro -- Jury-the story of Colgrove: social science on trial / Jeffrey J. Rachlinski -- Res judicata-the story of Parklane: the "litigation crisis" and the efficiency imperative / Lewis A. Grossman -- Recognition and enforcement-the story of Hilton: from gloves to globalization / Louise Ellen Teitz -- Adjudicatory-the story of Goldberg: why this case is our shorthand / Judith Resnik -- Adversarial-the story of Lassiter: the importance of counsel in an adversary system / Elizabeth G. Thornburg |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Civil procedure -- United States -- Cases.
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| Author |
Clermont, Kevin M.
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| LC no. |
2008273600 |
| ISBN |
9781599413471 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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