Understanding Mass Personal Injury Litigation: A Socio-legal Analysis |
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A.H. Robins Agent Orange aggregative alleged asbestos claims asbestos litigation attorneys available in LEXIS bankruptcy Bendectin cancer causation class action compensation compensatory damages consolidated trial Copper costs Dalkon Shield Daubert defendants defense verdict disease Dow Corning drug federal court global resolution Heart Valve HENSLER Hotel Fire individuals involved Judge jury awarded L-Tryptophan large numbers law firms lawsuit lawyers mass claims mass injuries mass litigation mass personal injury mass tort claims mass tort litigation medical devices million multidistricting NATL L.J. Nexis Library number of claims pending personal injury litigation Pfizer plaintiffs potential pretrial procedures Prods product liability punitive damages resolution of mass result risks Rule safety salmonella scientific evidence Searle settled settlement Shiley Heart Valve Showa Denko silicone breast implants silicone gel Sindell Supp supra note supra text accompanying text accompanying notes tion toxic tort UPI File victims