Mass tort cases are brought by a large number of claimants against a single defendant for injury related to a single product, practice or service. The goal of plaintiff mass tort litigators is to secure compensation for all of the individual claimants for injuries which resulted from the negligent, fraudulent or otherwise illegal actions of a manufacturer, distributor or employer. There are many types of mass tort claims. These include: anti-trust claims, consumer product claims, defective design and manufacture claims, failure to warm claims, breach of warranty claims, discrimination claims, EEOE claims, race claims, employee benefits claims, insurance claims, medical device claims, and pharmaceutical claims.
Mass Tort and Class Action Cases Have Common Thread
In general, mass tort cases involve a large number of individual claimants with claims associated with a single product . Pursuit of compensation for the injuries clients have sustained due to the negligent and sometimes fraudulent actions of defendant manufacturers and/or distributors is the goal of mass tort cases. There are many types of mass tort litigation and class action cases and hundreds of federal and state laws that govern this area of the law.
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How Mass Tort Litigation Works -- An Overview
To assist individuals in garnering a better understanding of how mass tort litigation actually works, the following provides a brief outline of the overall process. To have a case(s) classified as a mass tort and assigned to a designated judge for centralized management, there are numerous procedures that must be followed and documents to be prepared. Guidelines state that in determining whether designation as a mass tort is warranted, the following factors, among others, are considered: Whether the case(s) possess(es) the following characteristics: 1.
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