Principles of the Law,

Aggregate Litigation

This work provides a coherent summary of class action law. It also addresses a broader array of cases that may be bundled together for trial and/or settlement.

Reporter:
Samuel Issacharoff, New York University School of Law, New York, NY
Associate Reporters:
Robert H. Klonoff, Lewis and Clark Law School, Portland, OR
Richard A. Nagareda, Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, TN
Charles Silver, University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Austin, TX

The Principles aim to help judges, legislators, and others make aggregation decisions correctly, and to improve the management of cases in which aggregation is allowed. In addition to formal aggregation in litigated settings, such as with class actions, the work addresses a broader array of cases that are bundled together and settled or tried to test the value of related claims.

Summary of Contents

Chapter 1. Definitions and General Principles

Chapter 2. Aggregate Adjudication
Topic 1. Introductory Provisions
Topic 2. Substantive Law as a Constraint on Aggregation
Topic 3. Scope of Preclusion as a Constraint on Aggregation
Topic 4. Judicial Management of Aggregation

Chapter 3. Aggregate Settlements
Topic 1. Principles Common to Class and Non-Class Aggregate Settlements
Topic 2. Class Settlements
Topic 3. Non-Class Aggregate Settlements

Aggregate Litigation

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