Contents
Litigating in America: Civil Procedure in Context
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
1. The American Legal System: Distrust and Dispersing Power
2. The Adversary System and the Legal Profession
3. History of American Civil Procedure: Rule and Narrative, Law and Equity
4. An American Civil Litigation from Beginning to End
5. Divided Authorities: Jurisdiction,Venue, Notice, and Choice of Law
6. Thinking Like an American Lawyer: Burdens of Proof, Pleadings, and a Lawyer’s Obligation
7. Discovery and Case Management
8. Adjudication Without Trial: Dispositive Motions
9. Joinder and Class Actions
10. Public Adjudication, Private Resolution, and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Movement
11. Trials and Juries
12. The Quest for Finality: Preclusion, Appeals, and Enforcement of Judgments
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