Deborah R. Hensler

Publications

• Richard Marcus: An Encomium
  77 UC L.J. 39 (2026) · UC Law Journal · 2026
• Improving Our Understanding of Mass Claims Evolution, Management, and Resolution: A Research Agenda in Honor of Francis McGovern
  84 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 143 (2021) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 2021

• What We Don't Know About Class Actions but Hope to Know Soon
  87 FORDHAM L. REV. 65 (2018) · Fordham Law Review · 2018
• Re-Inventing Arbitration: How Expanding the Scope of Arbitration Is Re-Shaping Its Form and Blurring the Line Between Private and Public Adjudication
  18 NV. L.J. FORUM 381 (2018) · Nevada Law Journal · 2018
• Does Alternative Dispute Resolution Facilitate Prejudice and Bias? We Still Don’t Know
  70 SMU L. REV. 817 (2017) · SMU Law Review · 2017
• Our Courts, Ourselves: How the Alternative Dispute Resolution Movement Is Re-Shaping Our Legal System
  122 DICK. L. REV. 349 (2017) · Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present) · 2017
• Third-Party Financing of Class Action Litigation in the United States: Will the Sky Fall?
  63 DEPAUL L. REV. 499 (2014) · DePaul Law Review · 2014

• Jurors in the Material World: Putting Tort Verdicts in Their Social Context
  13 ROGER WILLLIAMS U. L. REV. (2008) · Roger Williams University Law Review · 2008
• Asbestos Litigation in the United States: Triumph and Failure of the Civil Justice System
  Connecticut Insurance Law Journal · 2006
• Money Talks: Searching for Justice through Compensation for Personal Injury and Death
  53 DEPAUL L. REV. 417 (2004) · DePaul Law Review · 2004
• “Volunteering” to Arbitrate Through Predispute Arbitration Clauses: The Average Consumer’s Experience
  67 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 55 (2004) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 2004
• Judge Jack B. Weinstein, Tort Litigation, and the Public Good: A Roundtable Discussion to Honor One of America's Great Trial Judges on the Occasion of his 80th Birthday
  12 J. L. & POL'Y (2003) · Journal of Law and Policy · 2003
• Our Courts, Ourselves: How the Alternative Dispute Resolution Movement Is Re-Shaping Our Legal System
  108 DICK. L. REV. 165 (2003) · Dickinson Law Review (1908-2003) · 2003
• Our Courts, Ourselves: How the Alternative Dispute Resolution Movement is Re-Shaping Our Legal System
  108 PENN ST. L. REV. 165 (2003) · Penn State Law Review (2003 - Present) · 2003
• The New Social Policy Torts: Litigation as a Legislative Strategy - Some Preliminary Thoughts on a New Research Project
  51 DEPAUL L. REV. 493 (2002) · DePaul Law Review · 2002
• Suppose It's Not True: Challenging Mediation Ideology
  2002 J. DISP. RESOL. (2002) · Journal of Dispute Resolution · 2002
• Revisiting the Monster: New Myths and Realities of Class Action and Other Large Scale Litigation
  11 DUKE J. COMP. & INT'L L. 179 (2001) · Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law · 2001
• Beyond “It Just Ain’t Worth It”: Alternative Strategies for Damage Class Action Reform
  64 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 137 (2001) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 2001
• The Role of Multi-Districting in Mass Tort Litigation: An Empirical Investigation
  31 SETON HALL L. REV. (2001) · Seton Hall Law Review · 2001
• ADR Research at the Crossroads
  2000 J. DISP. RESOL. (2000) · Journal of Dispute Resolution · 2000

• Understanding Mass Personal Injury Litigation: A Socio-Legal Analysis
  59 BROOK. L. REV. 961 (1993) · Brooklyn Law Review · 1993
• Fashioning a National Resolution of Asbestos Personal Injury Litigation: A Reply to Professor Brickman
  13 CARDOZO L. REV. 1967 (1992) · Cardozo Law Review · 1992
• Science in the Court: Is There a Role for Alternative Dispute Resolution
  54 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 171 (1991) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 1991
• Assessing Claims Resolution Facilities: What We Need to Know
  53 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 175 (1990) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 1990
• Court-Ordered Arbitration: An Alternative View
  1990 U. CHI. LEGAL F. (1990) · University of Chicago Legal Forum · 1990

• Researching Civil Justice: Problems and Pitfalls
  51 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 55 (1988) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 1988