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REPORT: PRELIMINARY STUDY OF COMPLEX LITIGATION [i] (March 31, 1987)

handle is hein.ali/alicligpro0005 and id is 1 raw text is: PLEASE BRING THIS DRAFT TO THE ANNUAL MEETING As of the date of publication, this Draft has not been considered by the members of the American Law Institute and does not rep- resent the position of the Institute on any of the issues with which it deals. The action, if any, taken by the members with respect to this Draft may be ascertained by consulting the Annual Proceed- ings of the Institute, which are published following each Annual Meeting. The American Law Institute Report (March 31, 1987) PRELIMINARY STUDY OF COMPLEX LITIGATION Subjects Covered: Chapter I. Introduction Chapter II. Definition and Analysis of the Complex Litigation Problem Chapter III. Objectives in Handling Complex Litigation Chapter IV. Existing Mechanisms for Processing Complex Litigation Chapter V. Gathering for Common Adjudication: Actions Dispersed Among Federal Courts Chapter VI. Intersystem Gathering Chapter VII. Application of a Single Governing Law Chapter VIII. Former Adjudication Chapter IX. Federal Omnibus Complex Litigation Legislation Conclusions and Recommendations Submitted by the Council to the Members of The American Law Institute for Discussion at the Sixty-fourth Annual Meeting on May 19, 20, 21, and 22, 1987 The Executive Office TIlE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE 4025 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19104