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- Further reading
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A mass tort is a civil action involving numerous plaintiffs against one or a few defendants in state or federal court. The lawsuits arise out of the defendants causing numerous injuries through the same or similar act of harm, for example, a prescription drug, a medical device, a defective product, a train accident, a plane crash, pollution, or a construction disaster. Law firms sometimes use mass media to reach potential plaintiffs. The main categories of mass torts include: - Medical device injuries
- Prescription drug injuries
- Product liability injuries
- Toxic contamination
In U.S. federal courts, mass tort claims are often consolidated as multidistrict litigation. In some cases, mass torts are addressed through a class action. Further reading - {{cite book|last=Nagareda|first=Richard A.|title=Mass Torts in a World of Settlement|year=2007|publisher=University of Chicago Press|location=Chicago, IL|isbn=9780226567600|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0e0CxGhyQ88C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false}}
- {{cite book|last=Dunbar|first=Frederick D.|title=Estimating Future Claims: Case Studies from Mass Tort and Product Liability|year=1996|publisher=Andrews Professional Books|location=Wayne, PA|isbn=978-0963624680|author2=Denise Martin |author3=Phoebus J. Dhrymes }}
- {{cite book|title=Individual Justice in Mass Tort Litigation|year=1995|publisher=Northwestern University Press|isbn=9780810111882|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH5nHmwWDjgC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|author=Jack B. Weinstein}}
- {{cite book|title=Mass Tort Litigation: Cases and Materials (American Casebooks)|year=2008|publisher=Thomson West|isbn=978-0314232311|author=Linda S. Mullenix|edition=2}}
- {{cite book|last=Sanders|first=Joseph|title=Bendectin on Trial: A Study of Mass Tort Litigation|year=1998|publisher=University of Michigan Press|isbn=978-0472096015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQOdskzLTzEC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false}}
- {{cite book|title=Report on Mass Tort Litigation|year=1999|publisher=Diane Pub Co|isbn=978-0756705039|editor=Paul V. Niemeyer and Anthony J. Scirica}}
For a fictional treatment of legal issues in mass torts: - {{cite book|title=The King of Torts|year=2003|publisher=Delta|isbn=978-0385339650|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h1BfDy8N3XoC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|author=John Grisham}}
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)
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