Complex Civil Litigation.

Catalog description

Complex civil litigation may involve: multiple claims, parties, and tribunals; novel legal issues or remedies; complex factual determinations; and lots of money. Nonetheless, this course covers topics that arise in nearly all civil lawsuit--commercial disputes, employment or civil rights cases, product liability matters, antitrust or securities cases, etc. Typical topics include class actions; joinder; federal multi-district transfer and related methods of coordinating litigation; and judicial management of complex disputes, including in discovery and trial.