The Bellwether Settlement

Authors

Adam S. Zimmerman, Loyola Law School

Keywords

mediation; dispute resolution; bellwether; mass litigation; civil procedure

Abstract

This Article examines the use of bellwether mediation in mass litigation. Bellwether mediations are different from bellwether trials,” a practice where parties choose a representative sample of cases for trial to determine how to resolve a much larger number of similar cases. In bellwether mediations, the parties instead rely on a representative sample of settlement outcomes overseen by judges and court-appointed mediators.

Recommended Citation

Adam S. Zimmerman, The Bellwether Settlement, 85 Fordham L. Rev. 2275 (2017).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol85/iss5/39