Compensation of Civil Procedure Costs in Mass Tort Litigation
Compensation of Civil Procedure Costs in Mass Tort Litigation
Author(s): Ana Lukić VidojkovićSubject(s): Civil Law
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: mass tort lawsuits; litigation costs; abuse of rights
Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the legal consequences of mass tort litigation where the amount of damages is multiple times lower than the litigation cost. In the context of current judicial practice, the author observes this phenomenon from the aspect of prohibition of abuse of rights, and offers proposals for improving the existing regulation in order to effectively prevent the abuse of rights.
Journal: FACTA UNIVERSITATIS - Law and Politics
- Issue Year: 16/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 69-79
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English