TY - BOOK AU - Whitney,Melissa J. ED - Federal Judicial Center, ED - United States. TI - Bellwether trials in MDL proceedings: a guide for transferee judges T2 - Federal Judicial Center pocket guide series PY - 2019/// CY - Washington, DC PB - Federal Judicial Center and Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation KW - Complex litigation KW - United States KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Pre-trial procedure KW - fast KW - Handbooks and manuals KW - lcgft N1 - "First printing"--Title page verso; CRDP Program record; Includes bibliographical references (page 47); Introduction -- What is a bellwether trial? -- Raising a bellwether process early and conferring with the parties -- Addressing venue and jurisdiction issues -- Developing a bellwether case-selection protocol and case-management plan -- Selecting bellwether trial structure -- Coordinating with state judges on related cases -- Mediation -- Other bellwether trial considerations -- For further reference UR - https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo123821 ER -