Programming

October 31, 2018 | 12 - 1 pm

Recorded Briefing — Reforming Multidistrict Litigation: A Proposal for Rules that Promote Transparency and Consistency in MDL Practice

Panelists:

Alex Dahl
Mary Nold Larimore
Stephen A. Wood
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Recorded October 31, 2018

Featuring:

  • Alex Dahl, Strategic Policy Counsel, PLLC and General Counsel, Lawyers for Civil Justice
  • Mary Nold Larimore, Partner, Ice Miller LLP
  • Stephen A. Wood, Principal, Chuhak & Tecson, P.C.

Related Documents:

Briefing speakers’ slide presentation

Related WLF Publications

Cost-Shifting Can Stimulate More Focused, Efficient Discovery in MDL Proceedings,
WLF Legal Backgrounder by Mary Nold Larimore and Matthew J. Hamilton

Lone Pine Orders: A Practical Strategy for Reducing MDL Costs,
WLF Contemporary Legal Note by Mary Nold Larimore and Carolyn Riggs

Improving Multidistrict Litigation: The Case for Three-Judge Panels,
WLF Working Paper by Stephen A. Wood

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Legal Backgrounders

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Cost-Shifting Can Stimulate More Focused, Efficient Discovery in MDL Proceedings

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Working Papers

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Improving Multidistrict Litigation: The Case for Three-Judge Panels

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Contemporary Legal Notes

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“Lone Pine” Orders: A Practical Strategy for Reducing MDL Costs

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