Multidistrict Litigation: Judicial and Practitioner Perspectives
Articles
MDL Cartography: Mapping the Five Stages of a Federal MDL
Ryan C. Hudson, Rex Sharp, and Nancy Levit
JPML Process: A Defendant’s Perspective
Sheila L. Birnbaum, Hayden A. Coleman, Jacqueline D. Harrington, and Ashley A. Flynn
Diversity in MDL Leadership: A Field Guide
Elizabeth C. Burch
Federal Multidistrict Litigation Coordination with State Courts
Dawn M. Barrios and Julie A. Callsen
Mandatory Early Vetting in MDLs: Just a Red Herring?
Tricia L. Campbell and O N. Smith
Vetting the Wether: One Shepherd’s View
M C. Rodgers
Early Vetting: A Simple Plan to Shed MDL Docket Bloat
Alan E. Rothman and Mallika Balachandran
Advice to a New MDL Judge on Discovery Management
David G. Campbell and Jeffrey A. Kilmark
Planning for Aggressive Multiparty Discovery in a Fast-Moving, Complex MDL: An Example from the Opioids Litigation
Paul J. Geller, Aelish M. Baig, Thomas E. Egler, and Matthew S. Melamed
Against MDL Discovery Exceptionalism: A Defense Practitioner’s View of Managing Federal Discovery in Large-Scale Consolidated Proceedings
Adam K. Levin and Kyle M. Druding
Voir Dire in a Post-Coronavirus MDL World
W M. Lanier
MDL Jury Selection
Bridget K. O'Connor
Jury Selection in the First Opioid Trial
Dan A. Polster
Bellwether Trials
Robert Adams, Brent Dwerlkotte, Patrick Stueve, and Abby McClellan
Bellwether Trials
Eldon E. Fallon
Settlements of Mass Torts Claims
Vance R. Andrus
A Judicial Perspective on Approaches to MDL Settlement
Stephen R. Bough and Anne E. Case-Halferty
MDL Remand: Plaintiffs’ Perspective
Thomas P. Cartmell
Remand: The Final Step in the MDL Process — Sooner Rather than Later
Joseph R. Goodwin
MDL Remands: A Defense Perspective
Richard B. North Jr
Is the Wayfair Ruling Way-Un-Fair for Small Businesses?
Kimberly Lechowicz