Statutes Relevant to Mass Tort Litigation
The statutes below are often used in mass tort litigation.
To find cases and other sources that discuss a statute:
- On Westlaw, click the Notes of Decision, Context & Analysis, or Citing References tabs
- On Lexis, scroll down to the Annotations box or click the Shepardize this document link
- Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23The federal court's class action rule.
- 28 U.S.C. §§ 1711-1715The federal Class Action Fairness Act (Pub. L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4)
- 28 U.S.C. § 1453The federal statute governing removal of class actions to district court.
- California Civil Code §§ 1750-1784California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act, including its consumer class action statutes at §§ 1781-1784.
- California Code of Civil Procedure § 382California civil procedure rule authorizing representative actions.
- California Business and Professions Code §§ 17200-17209California's unfair competition statutes.
- California Business and Professions Code §§ 17500-17606California's false advertising statutes.
- Subject Compilations of State LawsList of articles and books that have compared state laws on various subjects. Includes entries on Class Actions, Torts, and Toxic Substances.
Cases and Pleas Relevant to Mass Tort Litigation
- Westlaw's Key Number systemWestlaw's Key Number system organize cases by topic. For mass tort cases, browse the Key Numbers under 287III Class Actions (especially 287KN35.69 Mass Torts), 379 Torts, and 170AIID Class Action.
- Lexis' Browse > TopicsLexis' Browse > Topics feature organize all types of materials by topic. For mass tort materials, browse to the topic Civil Procedure > Special Proceedings > Class Actions or to the topic Torts.
- University of Virginia Federal Organizational Prosecution and Plea AgreementsCollection of federal prosecution and plea agreements with corporations, including some for mass torts
