Download This PaperToward a Cooperative Strategy for Federal and State Judges in Mass Tort Litigation
31 Pages Posted: 22 Mar 2001
Date Written: June 2000
Abstract
This article explores the role of judges in mass tort litigation, focusing on the necessity of cooperation between the federal and state levels. It considers the significance of judicial cooperation and evaluates the current cooperative measures engaged in by federal and state judges. Finally, the article offers and considers an alternative strategy of institutional cooperation.
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McGovern, Francis, Toward a Cooperative Strategy for Federal and State Judges in Mass Tort Litigation (June 2000). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=262355 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.262355
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