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.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Eleventh edition
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
St. Paul, MN
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
West,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2013]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
lxxxii, 1367 pages ; 27 cm + teacher's manual.
SERIES
Series Title
American casebook series.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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.