Confidentiality, transparency, and the U.S. civil justice system /
The lawsuit is the cornerstone of the civil justice system in America, and an open court the foundation of American jurisprudence. Recently, however, more civil disputes have been resolved out of court and the outcomes kept secret. Some argue that the confidentiality of the system keeps it working e...
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Table of Contents:
- pt. I. Studies using existing databases or novel data collection
- Secrecy, settlements and medical malpractice litigation / Eric Helland and Gia Lee
- Shedding light on outcomes in class actions / Nicholas M. Pace and William Rubenstein
- Expectations, outcomes and fairness : lessons from the Civil Justice Reform Act evaluation / Stephen Carroll and Joseph W. Doherty
- pt. II. Case studies
- To the extent that participation is a measure of success : transparency in the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund / Robert Reville and Jeremiah Goulka
- Understanding mass tort defendant incentives for confidential settlements : lessons from Bayer's Cerivastatin litigation strategy / James Anderson
- Transparency and expert evidence in mass torts : insight from Silica litigation / Lloyd Dixon and Stephen Carroll
- pt. III : Reform proposals
- Transparency for civil settlements : NASDAQ for lawsuits? / Stephen Yeazell
- The future of court system transparency / Lynn M. LoPucki
- Transparency through insurance : mandates dominate discretion / Tom Baker.