Multi-Party Litigation

The Strategic Context

By Wayne V. McIntosh & Cynthia L. Cates
Categories: Political Science, International Political Science, Law & Legal Studies, Law & Society
Series: Law and Society
Publisher: UBC Press
Hardcover : 9780774815963, 320 pages, March 2009
Paperback : 9780774815970, 320 pages, January 2010
Ebook (PDF) : 9780774815987, 320 pages, January 2010
Ebook (EPUB) : 9780774858786, 320 pages, January 2010

Table of contents

Introduction

1 Theoretical, Historical, and Legal Underpinnings

2 Mass Torts and Class Action: An Overview of the Contemporary Landscape

3 The Politics of Tobacco Litigation

4 The Politics of Gun Litigation

5 The Politics of Food Litigation

6 International Developments in the Politics of Litigation

7 Conclusions

Notes

General References

Case References

General Index

Index of Cases

This book assesses the complex, controversial, and high-stakes politics of multi-party litigation.

Description

Drawing upon insights from law and politics, Multi-Party Litigation outlines the historical development, political design, and regulatory desirability of multi-party litigation strategies in cross-national perspective and describes a battle being fought on multiple fronts by competing interests. By addressing the potential and constraints of litigation, this book offers a comprehensive account of an international issue that will interest students and practitioners of law, politics, and public policy.

Reviews

This book is a well researched and critical examination of how mass litigation can be used as a tool to shape public policy.

- Marshall Haughey