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• FindLaw Cases and Codes Features federal and state case law.
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Web Sites

• Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute Features recent publications on class actions, mass torts, contingent fee lawyering and more.
• FindLaw Class Action and Mass Tort Center Features class action news, settlement information and other resources.
• RAND Institute for Civil Justice Features recent publications on class actions and mass torts.
• Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse From Stanford Law School. Featuring complaints, briefs, filings and other materials filed in federal class action securities fraud litigation cases.

Westlaw Databases

• American Bar Association Survey of State Class Action Law (SSCLASSACT)
• Andrews Asbestos Litigation Reporter (ANASBLR)
• Andrews Automotive Litigation Reporter (ANAUTOLR)
• Andrews Aviation Litigation Reporter (ANAVIALR)
• Andrews Corporate Officers & Directors Liability Litigation Reporter (ANCODLLR)
• Andrews Delaware Corporate Litigation Reporter (ANDECLR)
• Andrews Drug Recall Litigation Reporter (ANDRLR)
• Andrews Mass Tort Litigation Reporter (ANMTLR)
• Andrews Medical Devices Litigation Reporter (ANMDLR)
• Andrews Pharmaceutical Litigation Reporter (ANPHARLR)
• Andrews Product Liability Litigation Reporter (ANPRODLLR)
• Andrews Repetitive Stress Injury Litigation Reporter (ANRSILR)
• Andrews Securities Litigation and Regulation Reporter (ANSLRR)
• Andrews Sexual Harassment Litigation Reporter (ANSEXHLR)
• Andrews Tire Defect Litigation Reporter (ANTDLR)
• Andrews Tire Defect Report (ANTDR)
• Andrews Tobacco Industry Litigation Reporter (ANTILR)
• Andrews Toxic Chemicals Litigation Reporter (ANTCLR)
• BNA's Class Action Litigation Reporter (BNA-CLASSLR)
• Cohelan on California Class Actions (CACLASSACT)
• Defense Counsel Journal (DEFCJ)
• Verdicts, Settlements & Tactics (VST)