Litigation & Arbitration,
Judges and Judiciary,
Administrative/Regulatory
Nov. 29, 2024
Due process in action: plaintiffs' leadership roles in JCCPs
While JCCPs help manage complex litigation, courts increasingly struggle to balance efficiency with fair representation of diverse plaintiff interests.
Allie Ozurovich
Associate, Dechert LLP
Products Liability and Mass Torts
The last decade has been a busy one for courts. As limited budgets and growing dockets have put pressure on judges, mass tort and other complex litigation filings have taken off. These types of cases often have thousands (sometimes tens of thousands) of claimants with alleged damages in the many billions of dollars. They also span a range of industries and subject matter--from wildfire lawsuits to claims against social media companies.
To meet these unique demands, courts have increa...
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