Course Description

601:584. COMPLEX CIVIL LITIGATION (3) WI*


Barkasy



The dynamics of multiparty, multi-issue, and multiforum litigation, and consideration of policies and procedures pertinent to its regulation. Topics examined include joinder of parties and claims, class actions, consolidation and disposition of duplicative or related litigation, management of complex cases, settlement, the aggregation debate, and recent legislative efforts at civil justice reform.