Law360, New York (April 9, 2014, 6:02 PM EDT) -- Mass product liability litigation typically involves cases pending in federal court — often coordinated in a mutidistrict litigation — and parallel actions in various state courts. Although authorities have long approved of efforts to coordinate discovery between state and federal courts in mass litigation, practical resources for practitioners looking to implement coordination in practice have been scant. State-federal coordination efforts are often informal and not captured in reported cases. But a joint effort of experienced state and federal jurists published a recent guide on multijurisdictional litigation, the "Multijurisdiction Litigation Guide," complete with an inventory of best practices and sample pleadings and orders.[1] Practitioners should take heed of this important new resource....