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British Institute ofInternational & Comparative Law
Pharmaceutical Regulation & Product LiabilityWednesday, 2 March 2005
“Alternative Dispute Resolution as an Antidote
to Pharmaceutical Litigation”
Francis E. McGovernProfessor of Law, Duke University School of Law
Durham, NC, USA
Life of a Mass Tort Case
Life of an AggregatedMass Tort Case
Multi-District Litigation
State Litigation
Pre-trial
Trial
Two Concepts:
Maturity Elasticity
End games:“Baycol”
End games:“Baycol Lite”
End games:
Bendectin
End games:Silicone gelbreast implants
End games:Fenphen
End games:Bankruptcy
AlternativeDispute Resolution Methods
Arbitration Mediation Summary Jury Trial Mini-trial Expert Evaluation
AlternativeDispute Resolution in Mass
Torts Federal-State Coordination National Mediation Coordination Individual Case Mediation Law Firm Mediation Class Action Mediation Unilateral Offer Mediation Trust Fund Mediation / Arbitration