Insurance Class Actions in the United States

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Title: Insurance Class Actions in the United States
Description: Class actions, which are civil cases in which parties initiate a lawsuit on behalf of other plaintiffs not specifically named in the complaint, often make headlines and arouse policy debates. However, policymakers and the public know little about most class actions. This book presents the results of surveys of insurers and of state departments of insurance to learn more about class litigation against insurance companies.
Authors: Nicholas M. Pace, Stephen J. Carroll, Ingo Vogelsang, Laura Zakaras
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Tort liability of insurance companies--United States, Class actions (Civil procedure)--United States
Categories: LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, LAW / Insurance, LAW / Torts
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:Class actions, which are civil cases in which parties initiate a lawsuit on behalf of other plaintiffs not specifically named in the complaint, often make headlines and arouse policy debates. However, policymakers and the public know little about most class actions. This book presents the results of surveys of insurers and of state departments of insurance to learn more about class litigation against insurance companies.
ISBN:9780833041319
9780833042699