Comparative Studies on Business Tort Litigation

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Comparative Studies on Business Tort Litigation

Edited by Masanori Kawano and Rolf Stürner

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2011. VIII, 235 pages.

DOI 10.1628/978-3-16-167920-9

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This book is the third volume of a book series devoted to the discussion of current topics of transnational civil procedure. The contributions focus on legal disputes resulting from torts. They seek to advance discussions on the harmonization of transnational civil procedures in the fields of law by analyzing its key issues from a national and comparative perspective.

This book is the third volume of a book series devoted to the discussion of current topics of transnational civil procedure focusing mainly on the field of business disputes. This third volume is based on an international symposium which took place in Lyon, France. The contributors discuss comparative aspects of global business activities and tort law, problems of international jurisdiction in tort litigation as well as mass tort litigation. The symposium was part of an international research project for »Establishing a New Framework for Realizing Effective Transnational Business Litigation,« created by Nagoya University in cooperation with the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science and the University of Freiburg. The contributions analyze the laws of England, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, Japan, Poland and the United States in important fields of transnational business litigation.

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Preface
Chapter 1: Global Business Activities and Tort Law
Masanori Kawano: Globally Expanding Business Activities and Tort Regulations - Neil Andrews: Tort Litigation Affecting 'Business': The English Perspective - Emmanuel Jeuland: French Tort Law and Global Business
Chapter 2: Problems of International Jurisdiction
Nicolò Trocker: Transnational Tort Litigation: Jurisdictional Issues - Trends, Policies, Rules - Masaaki Haga: Jurisdiction in International Business Litigation in Japan - Michele Lupoi: The New Provisions on Contractual Jurisdiction in Regulation (EU) 44/2001 - Marco de Cristofaro: Jurisdiction in Tort in International Business Relationships
Chapter 3: Mass Tort Litigation
Andrea Giussani: Enter the Damage Class Action in European Law: Heading Towards Justice on a Bus - Astrid Stadler: Mass Tort Litigation - Peter L. Murray: Mass Torts and American Civil Justice - Dimitris Maniotis: Mass Tort Litigation - Laura Ervo: Class Actions in Consumer Cases - A Finnish Start - Piotr Pogonowski: Mass Tort Litigation - Georges Cavalier: Punitive Damages and French International Public Policy