Remanding Multidistrict Litigation

Authors

Elizabeth Chamblee Burch

Keywords

Multidistrict litigation, Lawyers' fees, Legal settlement, Judges -- United States, Dispute resolution (Law), John G. Heyburn (John Gilpin) 1948-2015

Abstract

The article focuses on the procedural, substantive, and communal benefits of remanding multidistrict litigation (MDL). Topics discussed include efforts of plaintiff's lawyer in increasing their fees by implementing various fee provisions in settlement, the views of Judge John G. Heyburn on remand of MDL, and the importance of remanding MDL cases in dispute resolution.

Repository Citation

Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, Remanding Multidistrict Litigation, 75 La. L. Rev. (2014)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/lalrev/vol75/iss2/6