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

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgments vii
5. Introduction 1
6. Theoretical, Historical, and Legal Underpinnings 13
7. Mass Torts and Class Action: An Overview of the Contemporary American Landscape 44
8. The Politics of Tobacco Litigation 74
9. The Politics of Gun Litigation 101
10. The Politics of Food Litigation 123
11. International Developments in the Politics of Litigation 151
12. Conclusions 190
13. Notes 204
14. General References 234
15. Case References 255
16. General Index 266
17. Case Index 274
18. Law and Society 281