A description of case-management procedures various courts have used to facilitate prompt resolution in asbestos litigation. The report is based on a conference of federal judges, magistrate judges, and clerks.
The successor to the Manual for Complex Litigation, this work describes alternative procedures that trial judges have found to be successful in managing complex cases. It also analyzes practices that have caused difficulties. It includes a number of forms that have been used by U.S.
[superseded] -- This publication was prepared by the Federal Judicial Center but published by West Publishing Company. West Publishing assigned its own "edition" number to the publication.
Alan J. Chaset, Allan E. Lind, Gordon Bermant, Joe S. Cecil, Patricia A. Lombard
January 1, 1981
A report on the nature and management of long, complex civil trials, based on interviews with sixty-eight experienced judges and lawyers. The report highlights facts and opinions about the role of juries in protracted trials.
An essay for use by judges and others in understanding the legal requirements and interpretative problems of the Black Lung Act. It includes a brief account of the legislative history of the Act and describes some of the Act's main provisions.