Wayne V. McIntosh is a political science professor, associate chair, and Director of Undergraduate Studies with the Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Cynthia L. Cates is a political science professor with the Department of Political Science, Towson University, Towson, MD.

This book is a well researched and critical examination of how mass litigation can be used as a tool to shape public policy.- Marshall Haughey (Saskatchewan Law Review, Vol 73)

• Introduction1 Theoretical, Historical, and Legal Underpinnings2 Mass Torts and Class Action: An Overview of the Contemporary Landscape3 The Politics of Tobacco Litigation4 The Politics of Gun Litigation5 The Politics of Food Litigation6 International Developments in the Politics of Litigation7 ConclusionsNotesGeneral ReferencesCase ReferencesGeneral IndexIndex of Cases