by Jack H. Friedenthal, Edward F. Howrey Professor of Law, George Washington University ; Arthur R. Miller, University Professor, New York University, fomerly Bruce Bromley Professor of Law, Harvard University ; John E. Sexton, President and Benjamin Butler Professor of Law, New York University ; Helen Hershkoff, Herbert M. and Svetlana Wachtell, Professor of Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties, New York University.
Eleventh edition
St. Paul, MN
West,
[2013]
lxxxii, 1367 pages ; 27 cm + teacher's manual.
American casebook series.
A survey of the civil action -- Jurisdiction over parties or their property -- Providing notice and an opportunity to be heard -- Jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action : the court's competency -- Venue, transfer, and forum non conveniens -- Ascertaining the applicable law -- The development of modern procedure -- Modern pleading -- Joinder of claims and of parties : expanding the scope of the civil action -- Class actions -- Pretrial devices for obtaining information : depositions and discovery -- Case management -- Adjudication without trial or by special proceeding -- Trial -- Securing and enforcing judgments -- Appellate review -- The binding effect of prior decisions : res judicata and collateral estoppel -- Alternative dispute resolution.