Mass torts : debates and pathways / Willem H. van Boom -- The Italian "Eternit trial" : litigating massive asbestos damage in a criminal court / Nadia Coggiola and Michele Graziadei -- Silicone breast implants : mass tort and massive damage / Melissa R. Ferrari -- The "Costa Concordia" case / Claudio Perrella -- Ombudsman for the victims of the rail accident at Eschede on 3 June 1998 / Otto Ernst Krasney -- International environmental mass litigation in the UK / Hermes Marangos -- South African silicosis litigation in London : a case study / Philip Tansley -- Bank charges / Francesca Rolla and Filippo Chiaves -- The German Capital Market Model Proceedings Act as illustrated in the example of the Frankfurt Deutsche Telekom claims / Andreas W. Tilp and Thomas A. Roth -- The Madoff Ponzi scheme / Jenny Boldon -- Mass damages in Europe : aggregation of claims, effective enforcement and adequate representation / Harald Koch -- Multiple tortfeasors in mass tort cases / Bernhard A. Koch -- Mass damages in Europe -- allocation of jurisdiction -- cross-border litigation / Astrid Stadler -- Delivering redress through alternative dispute resolution and regulation / Christopher Hodges -- Mass tort related insolvency proceedings : choice of jurisdiction, treatment and discharge of tort claims / Moritz Brinkman -- Mass tort resolution : competition between jurisdictions and mechanisms / Gerhard Wagner