http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/96-270.ZS.html

U.S. Supreme Court's 1997 opinion on validity of class-action asbestos litigation. (June 25, 1997).. [Read more]

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines/080400-02.htm

Article discusses efforts of Halliburton to change federal law to reduce asbestos liability. (August 4, 2000).. [Read more]

http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/97-1704.ZO.html

This case turns on the conditions for certifying a mandatory settlement class on a limited fund theory under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(1)(B). We hold that applicants for contested certification on this rationale must show that the fund is limited by more than the agreement of the parties, and has been allocated to claimants belonging within the class by a process addressing any conflicting interests of class members... [Read more]