Emerging Trends in Litigation Management

Acknowledgments

• Acknowledgments

About the Authors

• About the Authors

Introduction

• Introduction

Chapter 1

• Chapter § 1.01 Introduction
• Chapter § 1.02 Pressing Issues
• Chapter § 1.03 Managing Outside Counsel Costs
• Chapter § 1.04 Other Cost Containment Techniques
• Chapter § 1.05 Retaining Outside Counsel
• Chapter § 1.06 e-Discovery
• Chapter § 1.07 e-Data
• Chapter § 1.08 Hiring In-House Counsel
• Chapter § 1.09 Managing from Inside
• Chapter § 1.10 Ethics and Compliance
• Chapter § 1.11 Early-Stage Case Management
• Chapter § 1.12 Settle or Trial
• Chapter § 1.13 Life as In-House Counsel
• Chapter § 1.14 Form: Intake Planning*
• Chapter § 1.15 Form: Early Case Assessment*

Chapter 2

• Chapter § 2.01 Introduction
• Chapter § 2.02 Factors to Consider
• Chapter § 2.03 Counsel and Budgets
• Chapter § 2.04 Pre-Suit Investigation and Case Deconstruction
• Chapter § 2.05 Venue Considerations
• Chapter § 2.06 Framing the Case and Writing the Complaint
• Chapter § 2.07 Preliminary Motions
• Chapter § 2.08 Discovery: Advantages and Pitfalls
• Chapter § 2.09 Settlement
• Chapter § 2.10 Trial
• Chapter § 2.11 Preserving Arguments for Appeal
• Chapter § 2.12 Conclusion

Chapter 3

• Chapter § 3.01 Managing the Costs and Risk of e-Data
• Chapter § 3.02 Management of the Costs and Risks of e-Discovery in Litigation and Investigations
• Chapter § 3.03 Management of e-Data in Litigation
• Chapter § 3.04 The Ethics of e-Discovery: What Is Reasonable and Defensible?

Chapter 4

• Chapter § 4.01 Introduction to Federal MDL Procedures and Litigation
• Chapter § 4.02 MDL Overview
• Chapter § 4.03 Prevalence of Multidistrict Litigation
• Chapter § 4.04 Factors for Granting a Section 1407 Transfer
• Chapter § 4.06 Factors That May Weigh Against the MDL Panel Granting a Section 1407 Transfer
• Chapter § 4.07 Arguments the MDL May Not Consider
• Chapter § 4.08 Appeal
• Chapter § 4.09 The Role of a Transferee Court
• Chapter § 4.10 The Mechanics of MDLs
• Chapter § 4.11 Other Considerations and MDL-Related Issues
• Chapter § 4.12 Is MDL Reform Needed?

Chapter 5

• Chapter § 5.01 Introduction
• Chapter § 5.02 Rule 23(a) Prerequisites for Class Certification
• Chapter § 5.03 Satisfying the Alternative Requirements of Rule 23(b)
• Chapter § 5.04 Other Considerations Before Filing a Class Action
• Chapter § 5.05 Commencing the Class Action124
• Chapter § 5.06 Judicial Management of Class Actions
• Chapter § 5.07 Discovery in the Pre-Certification Period
• Chapter § 5.08 The Certification Decision
• Chapter § 5.09 Appeal of Class Certification Ruling
• Chapter § 5.10 Post-Certification Case Management
• Chapter § 5.11 Forum Selection for Class Actions
• Chapter § 5.12 Classwide Arbitration
• Chapter § 5.13 Judicial Management of Class Action Settlements
• Chapter § 5.14 The Preliminary Hearing
• Chapter § 5.15 Notice Requirements
• Chapter § 5.16 The Final Approval (or “Fairness”) Hearing
• Chapter § 5.17 Types of Class Action Settlements

Chapter 6

• Chapter § 6.01 Introduction
• Chapter § 6.02 Actions for Money Damages
• Chapter § 6.03 Statutory Claims
• Chapter § 6.04 Actions for Injunctive Relief
• Chapter § 6.05 State Sovereign Immunity

Chapter 7

• Chapter § 7.01 Jury Trial Introduction
• Chapter § 7.02 Certain Factors That Influence Juror Perspectives
• Chapter § 7.03 Social Media: A “Must Use” Tool for Jury Consultants
• Chapter § 7.04 Complexities of Modern Jury Trials
• Chapter § 7.05 Thematic and Strategic Preparations from Start to Finish

Chapter 8

• Chapter § 8.01 Introduction2
• Chapter § 8.02 Choosing Between Arbitration and Litigation
• Chapter § 8.03 The Arbitration Agreement
• Chapter § 8.04 Arbitration Rules
• Chapter § 8.05 Managing the Arbitral Process
• Chapter § 8.06 Conclusion

Chapter 9

• Chapter § 9.01 Introduction
• Chapter § 9.02 Costs of a Data Breach13
• Chapter § 9.04 Essential Risk Management Tools
• Chapter § 9.05 Client Data in the Cloud
• Chapter § 9.06 General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR)

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9