Complex Civil Litigation

Course Number:Law 426
Hours:3
Course Type:Upper-Level
Writing Requirement:None
Final Exam?:Yes
Description:
This course examines the legal, practical, and theoretical problems raised by "complex" civil  litigation - i.e., litigation involving multiple claims, parties, and tribunals; novel legal issues or remedies; complex factual determinations; and/or lots of money. Specific topics include class actions and other joinder devices; federal multi-district transfer and related methods of coordinating litigation; judicial management of complex litigation, including trial; discovery issues; and preclusion doctrine.