Abstract

Judges are now players in the mass tort game.' Whatever approach any judge takes in managing a mass tort, judicial input is a critical factor in the ultimate progress of the litigation. To certify or not to certify, for example, is a question that must be answered with profound results for the outcome of the mass tort.2 Recognizing the role of judges, recent legal literature has suggested that the ubiquity and massness of the tort should lead to among judges. Through cooperation, judges can promote efficiency and horizontal equity in the adjudication.3 Cooperation among judges has been promoted in multiple and often confusing forms; cooperation has varyingly meant communication, coordination, collaboration, or in the negotiation

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