Insurance class actions in the United States / Nicholas M. Pace ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pace, Nicholas M. (Nicholas Michael), 1955-

Institute for Civil Justice (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Class actions (Civil procedure)--United States.

Class actions (Civil procedure).

Tort liability of insurance companies--United States.

Tort liability of insurance companies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Institute for Civil Justice, 2007.

Language Note:

English

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 the headlines, especially when they result in settlements affecting millions of class members and requiring millions of dollars in restitution. They have also aroused vocal policy debates, as exemplified during the deliberations of the U.S. Congress prior to the enactment of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. But despite this long-standing interest, policymakers and the public know very little about the majority of class actions filed in

Contents:

Summary of methodological approach

Survey results

Issues related to regulation.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliography (p. 163-170).

ISBN:

1-281-18110-2

9786611181109

0-8330-4269-6

OCLC:

476120012