Laura J. Hines
Subjects: Civil Procedure, Complex Litigation, Remedies
Phone: 785-864-9265
E-mail: lhines@ku.edu
Profile
Laura Hines’s scholarship examines the intersection of civil procedure and tort law, with a focus on aggregate litigation and punitive damages. She came to KU in 1997 from the Washington, D.C. law firm Arnold & Porter, where her practice primarily involved mass tort class action litigation. Prior to that, Hines clerked for the Hon. Donald P. Lay, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. She graduated with honors from the University of Michigan Law School, where she served as a note editor on the Michigan Law Review.
Representative Publications
Reconsidering the Issue Class Action," 79 University of Cincinnati Law Review (forthcoming 2011); "Mirroring or Muscling: An Examination of State Class Action Appellate Rulemaking," 58 Kansas Law Review 1027 (2010); "Driving Misjoinder: The Improper Party Problem in Removal Jurisdiction," 57 Alabama Law Review 779 (2006), with Steven S. Gensler; "Secret Settlement Restrictions and Unintended Consequences," 54 Kansas Law Review 1457 (2006), with Christopher R. Drahozal; "The Dangerous Allure of the Issue Class Action," 79 Indiana Law Journal 567 (2004); "Due Process Limitations on Punitive Damages: Why State Farm Won't Be the Last Word," 37 Akron Law Review 779 (2004); "Challenging the Issue Class Action End-Run," 52 Emory Law Journal 709 (2003); "Obstacles to Determining Punitive Damages in Class Actions," 36 Wake Forest Law Review 889 (2001).
Curriculum vitae with complete publications list
SSRN page
Research Interests
Class actions, punitive damages, mass torts.
Education
J.D., University of Michigan, 1991, Note Editor, Michigan Law Review; A.B., Brown University, 1987.
Admitted
Minnesota 1991, D.C. 1992
Career History
Clerk, Chief Judge Donald P. Lay, U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1991-92; Associate, Arnold & Porter, DC, 1993-97; Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, fall 1996; Associate Professor, 1998-2004; Professor since 2004.