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Class-Action Lawsuits

Class actions—civil cases in which parties initiate a lawsuit on behalf of plaintiffs not specifically named in the complaint—have elicited heated policy debates. The RAND Institute for Civil Justice conducts objective research on class action practices such as multidistrict litigation status, social policy class actions, and international class actions.

Report
Safety in the Skies: Personnel and Parties in NTSB Aviation Accident Investigations-Master Volume
Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, RAND used a variety of quantitative and qualitative research techniques to assess the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) operations and processes.
Jan 1, 2000
Report
Safety in the Skies: Personnel and Parties in NTSB Aviation Accident Investigations
In this report, RAND outlines a comprehensive set of recommendations intended to help the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) strengthen the party process, create a more expansive statement of causation, modernize investigative procedures, streamline internal operating procedures, better manage resources, maintain a strategic view of staffing, streamline training practices, improve facilities for engineering and training.
Jan 1, 2000
Report
Class Action Dilemmas: Pursuing Public Goals for Private Gain, Executive Summary
Class action lawsuits — allowing one or a few plaintiffs to represent many who seek redress — have long been controversial.
Jan 1, 1999
Journal Article
Unveiling the Demographic 'Action' in Class-Action Lawsuits: Two Instructional Cases
Population turnover, cohort survival, intercohort transmission of effects are concepts widely applicable beyond the domains of demographic analysis.
Jan 1, 1999
Report
Individuals within the aggregate : relationships, representation, and fees
Individuals within the aggregate : relationships, representation, and fees
Jan 1, 1996
Report
A glass half full, a glass half empty : the use of alternative dispute resolution in mass personal injury litigation
A glass half full, a glass half empty : the use of alternative dispute resolution in mass personal injury litigation
Jan 1, 1995
Report
Understanding Mass Personal Injury Litigation: A Socio-Legal Analysis
The civil justice system has not responded well to the challenge of handling mass torts, and many innovations have been proposed to improve processing of these cases.
Jan 1, 1994
People
Maya Buenaventura

RAND Topic:
Class-Action Lawsuits

Topic Synonyms:
Class Actions

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