Between Cases and Classes: The Decision to Consolidate Multidistrict Litigation
32 Pages Posted: 8 Aug 2009
Date Written: August 3, 2009
Abstract
This paper provides the preliminary results of a convenience sample of ninety MDL orders from 2003 to 2009. The study investigates the rationale for transfer of federal civil litigation by the Panel, where cases are assigned, and to whom. The purpose of the analysis is to identify factors that explain past transfers by the Panel, both to particular districts and judges. The results provided here represent a draft paper submitted to the Conference on Empirical Legal Studies for possible presentation at its annual meeting in November 2009.
Keywords: Multidistrict, Litigation
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Williams, Margaret S. and Williams, Margaret S. and George, Tracey E., Between Cases and Classes: The Decision to Consolidate Multidistrict Litigation (August 3, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1443377 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1443377
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