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FJC Directions, No. 8: Reports from the First National Mass Tort Conference

William W Schwarzer, Genevra Kay Loveland, Thomas R. Phillips

July 1, 1995

Four articles in this issue of FJC Directions are devoted to the November 1994 conference at which more than 175 federal and state judges gathered to analyze techniques for managing mass tort litigation. In this issue of FJC Directions:

Trends in Asbestos Litigation

Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 1987

A report, prepared as asbestos litigation was becoming a growing presence on federal dockets, based on an intensive study of ten federal district courts with heavy asbestos caseloads.

Asbestos Case Management: Pretrial and Trial Procedures

Thomas E. Willging

January 1, 1985

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.

Asbestos Case Management Conference Reading File, Volumes 1 and 2

Thomas E. Willging

June 7, 1984

Asbestos Case Management Orders.

Asbestos Case Management Conference Notebook

Thomas E. Willging

June 7, 1984

The Black Lung Act: An Analysis of Legal Issues Raised Under the Benefit Program Created by the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 (As Amended)

Ernest Gellhorn

January 1, 1981

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.

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Mass Torts

FJC Directions, No. 8: Reports from the First National Mass Tort Conference

Trends in Asbestos Litigation

Asbestos Case Management: Pretrial and Trial Procedures

Asbestos Case Management Conference Reading File, Volumes 1 and 2

Asbestos Case Management Conference Notebook

The Black Lung Act: An Analysis of Legal Issues Raised Under the Benefit Program Created by the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 (As Amended)

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