Alexandra D. Lahav

University of Connecticut - School of Law

65 Elizabeth Street

Hartford, CT 06105

United States

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1.

The New Class Action Landscape: Trends and Developments in Class Certification and Related Topics

Columbia Law and Economics Working Paper No. 435
Number of pages: 180 Posted: 29 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2012
John C. Coffee and Alexandra D. Lahav
Columbia Law School and University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 898 (27,477)

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class actions, class certification

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The Curious Incident of the Falling Win Rate

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2017
Alexandra D. Lahav and Peter Siegelman
University of Connecticut - School of Law and University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 686 (39,878)
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civil procedure, win rate

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The Market for Preclusion in Merger Litigation

Vanderbilt Law Review, Forthcoming, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2155809
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 04 Oct 2012
Sean J. Griffith and Alexandra D. Lahav
Fordham University School of Law and University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 475 (63,966)
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merger litigation, M&A, corporations, civil procedure, federalism, comity, reverse auction, objector, multi-jurisdictional litigation, Delaware

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Against Judicial Accountability: Evidence from the Six Month List

Number of pages: 83 Posted: 20 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2018
Miguel de Figueiredo, Alexandra D. Lahav and Peter Siegelman
University of Connecticut - School of Law, University of Connecticut - School of Law and University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 347 (92,617)

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Civil Procedure, Judging

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Class Actions in the Era of Trump: Trends and Developments in Class Certification and Related Issues

Prepared for the Annual American Bar Association National Institute on Class Actions, Washington, D.C. October 26-27, 2017
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 19 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 18 Oct 2017
John C. Coffee and Alexandra D. Lahav
Columbia Law School and University of Connecticut - School of Law
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Ascertainability, Class Action, Class Certification, Complex Litigation, Confidential Witness, Mootness, Predominance, Rule 23, Standing

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Rough Justice

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 04 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2010
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
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Jury, Verdict, Tort, Settlement, Mass Tort, Vioxx, September 11, Civil Procedure, Complex Litigation, Procedural Justice

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The Case for 'Trial by Formula'

Texas Law Review, 2012
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 19 Oct 2011
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 289 (113,192)
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Bellwether Trials

George Washington Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 03 Oct 2007
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 257 (128,123)

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Jury, Trials, Complex Litigation, Mass Torts

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Portraits of Resistance: Lawyer Responses to Unjust Proceedings

UCLA Law Review, Forthcoming, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1470508
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 10 Sep 2009
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
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procedural justice, Guantanamo, military commissions, due process, ethics, professional responsibility, resistance, civil rights

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Procedural Design

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 07 Aug 2017
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 186 (174,453)

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Federal Courts, Procedure, Standing, Jurisdiction

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U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief of Civil Procedure Professors in Support of Respondents, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, No. 10-277

NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 11-44
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2011
Melissa Hart, Alexandra D. Lahav, Arthur Miller, Paul M. Secunda and Adam Steinman
University of Colorado Law School, University of Connecticut - School of Law, New York University School of Law, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Alabama - School of Law
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Class Action, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, Certification Motion, Rule 23(a), Rule 23(b)(2), Employment Discrimination, Gender Discrimination

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The New Privity

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 02 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2020
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 166 (192,719)
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due process, torts, personal jurisdiction, products liability, jurisprudence, common law reasoning

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The Roles of Litigation in American Democracy

Emory Law Journal, Vol. 65, 2016
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 11 May 2016 Last Revised: 19 May 2016
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 150 (209,865)

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civil procedure, due process, recognition, class actions, discovery, trial

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A Primer on Bellwether Trials

Review of Litigation, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 04 Aug 2017
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 129 (236,662)
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MDL, Mass Torts, Bellwether Trials, Jury Right

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Book Review: Are Class Actions Unconstitutional?

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 109, p. 993, 2011
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2011
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
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class actions, constitutional law, separation of powers, checks and balances, accountability, democracy

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Mass Tort Class Actions - Past, Present, and Future

New York University Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 24 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2017
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 121 (248,402)

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Products Liability, Mass Torts, Class Action

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Fundamental Principles for Class Action Governance

Indiana Law Review, Vol. 37, 2004
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 10 Sep 2009
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 107 (271,323)

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class actions, procedure, small claims

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The Law and Large Numbers: Preserving Adjudication in Complex Litigation

Florida Law Review, Vol. 59, p. 383, 2007
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 31 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2009
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 102 (280,482)

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mass tort, courts, bureaucracy, complex litigation

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The Curse of Bigness and the Optimal Size of Class Actions

Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc, Vol. 63, p. 117, 2010
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 Nov 2010
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
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Wal-Mart, complex litigation, class action, class certification, employment discrimination, Title VII, statistical adjudication, bellwether trials, aggregate proof

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Symmetry and Class Action Litigation

UCLA Law Review, Vol. 60, 2013
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Sep 2013
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 92 (299,837)

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class actions, equality, litigation, federal courts, settlement

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Recovering the Social Value of Jurisdictional Redundancy

Tulane Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 21 May 2008
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 90 (303,936)

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Multidistrict Litigation, Jurisdiction, Federal Courts, Pluralism, Mass Torts

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A Proposal to End Discovery Abuse

Vanderbilt Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 26 Nov 2018
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 77 (334,157)

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discovery, civil procedure, empirical legal studies

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Participation and Procedure

DePaul Law Review, Vol. 64, No. 2, 2015
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 31 Jul 2015
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 59 (384,862)

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mass torts, class actions, Weinstein, civil procedure, jury right, advisory jury

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The Jury and Participatory Democracy

William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 55, No. 3, p. 1029, 2014
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Nov 2014
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 47 (426,152)

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civil jury, democracy, seventh amendment

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The Continuum of Aggregation

Georgia Law Review, Vol. 53, No. 4, 2019
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 06 Jun 2019
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
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aggregation, MDL, bankruptcy, class action, mass torts, asbestos

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Civil Procedure: Doctrine, Practice, and Context

Aspen Publishers, 4th ed., July 2012, Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper No. 113-2012, Boston College Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 278
Posted: 25 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2012
Stephen Subrin, Martha Minow, Mark S. Brodin, Thomas O. Main and Alexandra D. Lahav
Northeastern University - School of Law, Harvard Law School, Boston College - Law School, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law and University of Connecticut - School of Law

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Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder: Dead Souls, Phantom Clients and the Modern Class Action

Studies in Law, Politics and Society, Vol. 40, p. 155, 2007
Posted: 30 Aug 2006
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law

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Ethics, Class Actions, Law and Literature