Legal Research Guides by Course - Complex Litigation, Class Actions & the Adversary System

Course Description

This course covers in-depth complex litigation and class actions, including the constitutional issues associated with representative litigation. Among other aspects, the course includes the use of the multi-district litigation techniques, court supervision and coordination of litigation, discovery techniques in complex litigation, settling complex litigation, and techniques for trying complex cases. These areas are generally explored through antitrust, securities, discrimination and mass tort claims so that students receive some substantive as well as practical exposure to those areas. (2 credits) Take home or in-class exam

Faculty Who Teach This Course

• David Borkovic, Esq. (adjunct professor)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by

Print Collection

KF1246-KF1250 Torts
KF8893 Civil Procedure - Joinder of Claims and Remedies
KF8894 Civil Procedure - Joinder of Parties
KF8896 Civil Procedure - Class Action
KF8900 Civil Procedure - Pretrial Procedure - Deposition and Discovery

Legal Research Databases

• Bloomberg BNA Online
• Bloomberg Law
• CCH Library - Intelliconnect
• Hein Online
• Legal Scholarship Network
• Lexis Advance
• WestlawNext

Complex Litigation in General

• Complex Litigation Center in Philadelphia (pdf about) - http://courts.phila.gov/pdf/manuals/civil-trial/complex-litigation-center.pdf
• Resource Guide for Managing Complex Litigation (National Judicial College) - http://www.judges.org/pdf/complex-lit0110.pdf
• Complex Litigation for Small Firms and Solo Lawyers (ABA) - http://www.americanbar.org/newsletter/publications/gp_solo_magazine_home/gp_solo_magazine_index/complexlitigation.html
• US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation - http://www.jpml.uscourts.gov/
• Federal Judicial Center - http://www.fjc.gov/public/home.nsf
• Managing Multidistrict Litigation in Product Liability Cases (Federal Judicial Center) - http://www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/MDLGdePL.pdf/$file/MDLGdePL.pdf

Class Action

• Class Action World - http://classactionworld.com/
• Rule 23: Class Actions (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_23
• Class Action Litigation Information - http://www.classactionlitigation.com/index.html
• Class Action FAQ (Lawyers.com) - http://class-actions.lawyers.com/Class-Action-FAQ.html
• Mass Tort Law - Class Action Law (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/mass-tort.html
• Securities Class Action Clearinghouse - http://securities.stanford.edu/
• Class Actions (Group Lawsuits) in Small Claims Courts (Nolo) - http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/small-claims-book/chapter7-12.html
• Class Action Basics (Lawyers.com) - http://class-actions.lawyers.com/Class-Action-Basics.html
• An Introduction to Class Action Lawsuits (Lawyers.com) - http://personal-injury.lawyers.com/Personal-Injury-Basics/An-Introduction-to-Class-Action-Lawsuits.html

Mass Torts

• The Philadelphia Courts First Judicial Center - Complex Litigation Center - Mass Tort Information - http://www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/trial/civil/clc.asp
• ABA Section of Litigation - Mass Torts - http://apps.americanbar.org/litigation/committees/masstorts/
• Mass Tort Law - Class Action Law (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/mass-tort.html
• Law and Research - Just Law Links - Mass Torts - http://www.justlawlinks.com/TORTS/mass-torts.htm

Blogs

• Mass Tort Litigation Blog - http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/mass_tort_litigation/
• SCOTUSblog: Class Actions (Supreme Court of the US Blog) - http://www.scotusblog.com/category/special-features/class-actions/

DCLI Webpage Links

• Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)
• Legal Research Guides: Practice Skills

Course Listed Under the following Law School Concentrations:

• Civil Litigation
• Government & Public Interest Law

rev. 3-14-2013
Patricia Horvath