Academic

Williams & George on Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Tranfer Orders

By Lawrence Solum

Margaret S Williams and Tracey E. George (Federal Judicial Center and Vanderbilt University - School of Law) have posted Between Cases and Classes: The Decision to Consolidate Multidistrict Litigation on SSRN. Here is the abstract:

This paper provides the preliminary results of a convenience sample of ninety MDL orders from 2003 to 2009. The study investigates the rationale for transfer of federal civil litigation by the Panel, where cases are assigned, and to whom. The purpose of the analysis is to identify factors that explain past transfers by the Panel, both to particular districts and judges. The results provided here represent a draft paper submitted to the Conference on Empirical Legal Studies for possible presentation at its annual meeting in November 2009.

Full post as published by Legal Theory Blog on August 10, 2009 (boomark / email).