49-13 Paul Atreides v. Harkonnen Industries, Inc.

Year: 2025 (Vol. 49)

Topic(s): Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law

Question(s) presented: (1) Whether, in the absence of a designated “home forum,” a multidistrict litigation court should apply the choice-of-law rules of its own forum or the forum where the plaintiff would most likely have filed. (2) Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment requires a finding of bellwether representativeness before bellwether trial judgments may be used to issue preclude a defendant in multidistrict litigation.

Format: Word and PDF

Prepared by: Christopher Offoha

Not Preempted as of Dec. 1, 2025