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b'Multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) accounts for nearly half of all civil cases in federal courts. Although MDLs were designed to be efficient mechanisms for “coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings,” in some instances they have become one-sided forums known for lacking the basic protections afforded to all other cases by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), the Federal Rules of Evidence and appellate review.
Featuring:

Prof. Jaime Dodge, Director, The Institute for Complex Litigation & Mass Claims, Emory Law School
Prof. Maria Glover, Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center
Prof. Francis McGovern, Professor of Law, Duke Law School
Kate Comerford Todd, Former Senior Vice President & Chief Counsel, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center
Moderator: Mary Nold Larimore, Partner, IceMiller LLP'