The risk finance of class action settlement pressure

Journal of Risk Finance

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 75-81

  Heaton, J B ^a,b  

^a Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar and Scott LLP   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79956135915     PISSN: 15265943     EISSN: 09657967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb022967     Document Type: Article

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