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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 Jr. and Alexandra D. Lahav
Columbia Law School and University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 742 (22,743)

Abstract:

class actions, class certification

2.

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 516 (43,790)

Abstract:

civil procedure, win rate

3.

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 444 (50,429)

Abstract:

merger litigation, M&A, corporations, civil procedure, federalism, comity, reverse auction, objector, multi-jurisdictional litigation, Delaware

4.

Rough Justice

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 04 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2010
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 247 (94,858)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Jury, Verdict, Tort, Settlement, Mass Tort, Vioxx, September 11, Civil Procedure, Complex Litigation, Procedural Justice

5.

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 242 (93,017)

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6.

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 211 (113,662)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Jury, Trials, Complex Litigation, Mass Torts

7.

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
Downloads 172 (136,368)

Abstract:

procedural justice, Guantanamo, military commissions, due process, ethics, professional responsibility, resistance, civil rights

8.

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, Marquette University - Law School and University of Alabama - School of Law
Downloads 140 (144,045)

Abstract:

Class Action, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, Certification Motion, Rule 23(a), Rule 23(b)(2), Employment Discrimination, Gender Discrimination

9.

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
Downloads 111 (199,405)

Abstract:

class actions, constitutional law, separation of powers, checks and balances, accountability, democracy

10.

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 90 (232,563)
Citation 3

Abstract:

mass tort, courts, bureaucracy, complex litigation

11.

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
Downloads 84 (240,787)

Abstract:

Wal-Mart, complex litigation, class action, class certification, employment discrimination, Title VII, statistical adjudication, bellwether trials, aggregate proof

12.

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 84 (227,702)

Abstract:

class actions, procedure, small claims

13.

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 81 (246,037)
Citation 1

Abstract:

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

14.

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 71 (257,244)

Abstract:

class actions, equality, litigation, federal courts, settlement

15.

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 21 (355,960)

Abstract:

civil jury, democracy, seventh amendment

16.

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 19 (340,104)

Abstract:

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

17.

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
John C. Coffee Jr. and Alexandra D. Lahav
Columbia Law School and University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 0 (470,220)

Abstract:

Ascertainability, Class Action, Class Certification, Complex Litigation, Confidential Witness, Mootness, Predominance, Rule 23, Standing

18.

Procedural Design

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 07 Aug 2017
Alexandra D. Lahav
University of Connecticut - School of Law
Downloads 0 (277,745)

Abstract:

Federal Courts, Procedure, Standing, Jurisdiction

19.

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 0 (404,949)

Abstract:

MDL, Mass Torts, Bellwether Trials, Jury Right

20.

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 0 (316,720)

Abstract:

Products Liability, Mass Torts, Class Action

21.

Do Judges Respond to Incentives? The Effects of the Six Month List

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 20 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2017
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 0 (325,311)

Abstract:

Civil Procedure, Judging

22.

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 0 (204,633)

Abstract:

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

23.

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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24.

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

Abstract:

Ethics, Class Actions, Law and Literature

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