January 28, 2008

Prof. Richard Nagareda of Vanderbilt Law has made a big splash with his new volume Mass Torts in a World of Settlement, which argues that the fair and socially efficient resolution of mass injury cases is going to require revising cherished old notions of individualized treatment and client control in litigation. In our newest featured column, a piece written for this site, Prof. Nagareda concisely explains why he thinks it's time for new rules.