New civil procedure book

My new book, Inside Civil Procedure: What Matters and Why, has been released by Aspen Publishers.  Written for law students, it tries to explain the concepts of civil procedure in a comprehensible and engaging way.  Readers of this blog won't be surprised that I couldn't resist mentioning MDL, mass settlements, and the difficulty of certifying mass tort class actions.  Mostly, however, the book sticks to the basics.  So if anyone's trying to understand personal jurisdiction or Erie or the ever-changing federal pleading standard ...

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