Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)

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Term Talk: United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons; Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.

Tara L. Grove, Melissa Jacoby, Elizabeth C. Wiggins

November 21, 2024

Bankruptcy. Non-uniformity. Non-debtor Release. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to not reimburse claimants for bounded non-uniformities in Hammons, and to reject non-consensual third release in Purdue Pharma.

Plaintiff Fact Sheets in Multidistrict Litigation Proceedings: A Guide for Transferee Judges

Margaret S. Williams, Jason A. Cantone, Emery G. Lee

October 28, 2019

This pocket guide was created to provide multidistrict transferee judges with an overview of the use of fact sheets. Fact sheets (either plaintiff or defendant) are one of many case-management tools available to transferee judges.

Bellwether Trials in MDL Proceedings: A Guide for Transferee Judges

Melissa J. Whitney

May 15, 2019

This pocket guide was created to provide transferee judges handling multidistrict litigation (MDL) with an overview of the bellwether trial process. Bellwether trials are one of many case-management tools available to MDL transferee judges.

Plaintiff Fact Sheets in Multidistrict Litigation

Margaret S. Williams, Emery G. Lee, Jason A. Cantone

March 11, 2019

This report examines the use of plaintiff fact sheets and related case management tools in multidistrict litigation.

Managing Related Proposed Class Actions in Multidistrict Litigation

Catherine R. Borden

May 31, 2018

This pocket guide is designed for transferee judges managing MDL proceedings that involve multiple, related class actions.

Ten Steps to Better Case Management: A Guide for Multidistrict Litigation Transferee Court Clerks, Second Edition

Federal Judicial Center, Jud Watkins, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

January 1, 2014

This guide is intended to help transferee clerks of court successfully manage multidistrict litigation (MDL). It contains recommendations from the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and suggestions for implementing CM/ECF to improve MDL case management.

Ten Steps to Better Case Management: A Guide for Multidistrict Litigation Transferee Judges, Second Edition

Federal Judicial Center, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

January 1, 2014

This guide is intended to help transferee judges with their MDL cases. Section 1407 empowers a transferee judge to exercise all the powers of the transferor court, with the exception of actually conducting the trial of the case (except in special circumstances).

Multijurisdiction Litigation

September 20, 2013

A clearinghouse for information on the coordination and management of related cases that are pending simultaneously in both state and federal courts.

Coordinating Multijurisdiction Litigation: A Pocket Guide for Judges

January 1, 2013

A joint project by the National Center for State Courts, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, and the Federal Judicial Center, this pocket guide provides information on the coordination and management of related cases that are pending simultaneously in both state and fede

Survey of Federal Transferee Judges in MDL Proceedings Regarding Coordination with Parallel State Proceedings: Report to the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and the Judicial Conference Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction

Emery G. Lee

December 1, 2011

The Judicial Conference Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction and the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") asked the Federal Judicial Center to survey transferee judges in multidistrict litigation proceedings about their experiences in coordinating with state judges.

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