Legal · Mass Tort Glossary
Also known as: Multidistrict Litigation
A federal judicial procedure under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 that consolidates cases with common factual questions pending in different federal districts before a single judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings. MDL is the primary procedural vehicle for mass tort litigation. MDL formation is a key litigation maturity milestone that signals institutional legitimacy to both litigation funders and referring attorneys.
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