Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. Part I. The mass tort problem
5. Chapter 1. Origins 1
6. Chapter 2. The Development of a Mass Tort 11
7. Chapter 3. Regulating Development Indirectly 29
8. Part II. From litigation to administration
9. Chapter 4. Making and Enforcing a Grid 57
10. Chapter 5. The Rise and Fall of the Mass Tort Class Settlement 71
11. Part III. The search for peace
12. Chapter 6. Public Legislation and Private Contracts 97
13. Chapter 7. Mandatory Class Actions Revisited 114
14. Chapter 8. Maximizing or Minimizing Opt- Outs 135
15. Chapter 9. Bankruptcy Transformed 161
16. Chapter 10. Government as Plaintiff 183
17. Part IV. Peacemaking as governance
18. Chapter 11. Leveraging Conflicts of Interest 219
19. Chapter 12. Administering the Leveraging Proposal 250
20. Conclusion 269
21. Acknowledgments 275
22. Notes 277
23. Index 319