A mass tort is a civil action involving numerous plaintiffs against one or a few corporate defendants in state or federal court. As the name implies a mass tort includes many plaintiffs and law firms have used the mass media to reach possible plaintiffs. Mass torts may include mass disaster torts, mass toxic torts, and (3) product liability torts.

[edit] Further reading

• Mass Torts in a World of Settlement by Richard A. Nagareda, ISBN 0226567605, ISBN 978-0226567600

• Estimating Future Claims: Case Studies from Mass Tort and Product Liability by Frederick D. Dunbar, Denise Martin, and Phoebus J. Dhrymes, ISBN 0963624687, ISBN 978-0963624680

• Individual Justice in Mass Tort Litigation by Jack B. Weinstein, ISBN 0810111888, ISBN 978-0810111882

• Mass Tort Litigation: Cases and Materials (American Casebooks) by Linda S. Mullenix , ISBN 0314249389, ISBN 978-0314249388

• Bendectin on Trial: A Study of Mass Tort Litigation by Joseph Sanders, ISBN 047209601X, ISBN 978-0472096015

• Report on Mass Tort Litigation by Paul V. Niemeyer (Editor), Anthony J. Scirica (Editor), ISBN 0756705037, ISBN 978-0756705039

For a fictional treatment of legal issues in mass torts, see The King of Torts by John Grisham, ISBN 0385339658, ISBN 978-0385339650.

[edit] External links

• Mass Tort Litigation Blog

• Anatomy of a Mass Tort

• Mass Torts Litigation (American Bar Association)

• Understanding Mass Personal Injury Litigation

• Cutting-Edge Approaches for Managing Mass Tort Litigation in the New Millenium (sic)

• Mass Torts Frequently Asked Questions

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