OTHERWISE: Managerial Judging: The 9/11 Responders' Tort Litigation by Alvin Hellerstein, James Henderson, Aaron Twerski :: SSRN

OTHERWISE: Managerial Judging: The 9/11 Responders' Tort Litigation by Alvin Hellerstein, James Henderson, Aaron Twerski :: SSRN: "udge Alvin Hellerstein undertook the monumental task of handling all the tort litigation arising from the 9/11 catastrophe which was venued in the Southern District of New York - by act of Congress.  He asserted power far beyond that expresssly granted him by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure- rejecting a settlement, cutting attorneys fees, denying plaintiffs lawyers the right to recoup the costs of financing the enormously expensive litigation brought on behalf of the demolition and rescue workers who worked on the smoldering ruins. The Judge and the Special Masters he appointed - Professors Aaron Twerski and James Henderson - make the case that power derives from necessity. - GWC
Managerial Judging: The 9/11 Responders' Tort Litigation by Alvin Hellerstein, James Henderson, Aaron Twerski "
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