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Mass tort — 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… … Wikipedia
mass — 1 n: an aggregation of usu. similar things (as assets in a succession) considered as a whole mass 2 adj: participated in by or affecting a large number of individuals mass insurance underwriting mass tort litigation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary… … Law dictionary
Mass action — may refer to: Law of mass action, in chemistry, a postulate of reactions Mass action law (electronics), in semiconductor electronics, a relationship between intrinsic and doped carrier concentrations Mass action (sociology), in sociology, a term… … Wikipedia
Mass murderer — Tueur de masse Un tueur de masse (mass murderer en anglais) est une personne qui tue au moins quatre personnes d affilée dans un même endroit. Le tueur de masse est en général un psychotique qui considère souvent son massacre comme le chef d… … Wikipédia en Français
Toxic tort — A toxic tort is a special type of personal injury lawsuit in which the plaintiff claims that exposure to a chemical caused the plaintiff s injury or disease. Different typesToxic torts arise in several contexts. People are typically exposed to… … Wikipedia
European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law — Since November 2000 the European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law (ECTIL), based in Vienna, has been an association whose purpose is *to conduct legal and comparative research in the field of national, international and common European tort and… … Wikipedia
re|tort — re|tort1 «rih TRT», verb, noun. –v.i. to reply quickly or sharply. –v.t. 1. to say in sharp reply: »“It s none of your business,” he retorted. 2. to return in kind; turn back on: »to retort insult for insult or blow for blow. –n. 1. the act of… … Useful english dictionary
Class action — This article is about the legal term. For names of various art works, see Class Action (disambiguation). Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil procedure Jurisdiction Subject matter jurisdiction… … Wikipedia
Angel L. Reyes, III — (born February 18, 1966) is a Dallas, Texas based attorney and managing partner for the law firm, Heygood, Orr, Reyes, Pearson Bartolomei. Angel is a frequent guest on TV and radio shows, with appearances on CNN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight, CBS KTVT,… … Wikipedia
WEINSTEIN, JACK B. — WEINSTEIN, JACK B. (1921– ), U.S. federal judge. Born in Wichita, Kansas, Weinstein graduated from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 1943 and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He received his law… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
