Insurance class actions in the United States /

Class actions, which are civil cases in which parties initiate a lawsuit on behalf of other plaintiffs not specifically named in the complaint, often make headlines and arouse policy debates. However, policymakers and the public know little about most class actions. This book presents the results of...

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Corporate Authors:	Institute for Civil Justice (U.S.), JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Pace, Nicholas M. (Nicholas Michael), 1955-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Institute for Civil Justice, 2007.
Subjects:	Class actions (Civil procedure) > United States. Tort liability of insurance companies > United States. LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. LAW > Civil Law. Class actions (Civil procedure) Tort liability of insurance companies. United States. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Class actions, which are civil cases in which parties initiate a lawsuit on behalf of other plaintiffs not specifically named in the complaint, often make headlines and arouse policy debates. However, policymakers and the public know little about most class actions. This book presents the results of surveys of insurers and of state departments of insurance to learn more about class litigation against insurance companies.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxx, 170 pages)
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170).
ISBN:	9780833042699 0833042696 1281181102 9781281181107