LAW 211 - Advanced Civil Procedure: Aggregate Litigation.

This course will examine the procedural issues posed by mass litigation in United States courts. Topics will include class actions, multi-district litigation, parallel state and federal proceedings, and vehicles for settlement of mass litigation. The course will explore ethical issues confronted by lawyers engaged in aggregate litigation. It will include an examination of how procedural rules covered in Civil Procedure are applied in the context of aggregate litigation. Three hours. Shaughnessy Not offered in 2015-2016.