An overview of Lone Pine orders in toxic tort litigation: by requiring plaintiffs to produce early in discovery the specifics of their claims, judicial resources are preserved and contentions sharpened.

LONE PINE orders are a impressed sign of case management order requiring plaintiffs in toxic tort lawsuits to bring into view early in the discovery proces basic evidence supporting a prima facie case. Cases in which defendants can persuade a court to penetrate a Lone Pine order typically have multiple plaintiffs and occasionally multiple defendants. The orders generally require plaintiffs to identify their injuries and bring forward some evidence of causation. As a be the effect these orders help courts organize claims and focus upon key issues early in litigation. Courts may rely upon either their inherent authority to dominion government their dockets or applicable authoritys of ...