Association of American Law Schools
2001 Annual Meeting
Wednesday, January 3, 2001 - Saturday, January 6, 2001
San Francisco, California
Friday, January 5, 2001
8:30–10:15 a.m.

Plaza B
Hilton San Francisco and Towers
Lobby Level

Section on Torts and Compensation Systems
Catharine Wells, Boston College, Chair

Perspectives on Mass Torts

Moderator:

Catharine Wells, Boston College

Speakers:
Deborah R. Hensler, Stanford Law School
Anthony J. Sebok, Brooklyn Law School
The Honorable Jack B. Weinstein, Senior U.S. District Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York

Mass torts frequently invoke questions that challenge traditional ways of analyzing tort claims. Whether the questions are procedural or substantive, practical or theoretical, we must rethink old assumptions about the nature of tort litigation in order to answer them effectively. The speakers in this panel will do just that as they try to address issues of professional responsibility, fairness, economic incentives in the context of mass tort litigation.

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