“The growth (and import) of MDL proceedings in federal courts are, by now, beyond obvious. One practice that has emerged organically among some (many?) of the larger MDLs involves the use of ‘fact sheets’. Fact sheets can involve a range of ‘party-negotiated questionnaires, directed at parties to the case (both plaintiff and defendant), [and] provide judges and attorneys with information about the scope of the proceeding’. The rise of MDLs has also prompted calls for new rules for MDL proceedings …” (more)
[Michael Heise, Empirical Legal Studies, 6 December]
First posted 2020-12-06 17:58:00
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