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Complexity in Litigation: A Differential Diagnosis
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LAW (2015)
  • Curtis E.A. Karnow
Abstract
This note examines complex litigation with the goal of providing practical options for its management. It is written from a judge’s perspective. I review the definition of a “complex” case and explain its emphasis on the need for a judge to manage the case, with a focus on enabling settlement. I address a series of specific characteristics or aspects of complex cases, explaining how these affect the progress of the case. Then the note explores the many tools and techniques judges have to manage and ameliorate difficult aspects of complex cases. {Pre-print. Final article as published differs substantially and is found at http://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/jbl/vol18/iss1/2/}
Keywords
  • complex. litigation,
  • case management,
  • courts,
  • judges,
  • procedure
Disciplines
Publication Date
2015
Citation Information
Curtis E.A. Karnow. "Complexity in Litigation: A Differential Diagnosis" UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LAW Vol. 18 (2015) p. 1
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/curtis_karnow/20/