# Multi-District Litigation

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R8lmmL3rdkaA4qJ31x3dMMu

## Labels

**Preferred Label:** MDL

**Translations:**

- de-de: Mehrfachklageverfahren
- en-gb: Multi-District Litigation
- es-es: Litigio Multidistrital
- es-mx: Litigio Multidistrito
- fr-fr: Litige de masse
- he-il: תביעה מרובת מחוזות
- hi-in: मल्टी-जिला विवाद
- ja-jp: 多地区訴訟
- pt-br: Litígio de múltiplos distritos
- zh-cn: 多区域诉讼

## Definition

Multi-District Litigation (MDL) refers to a legal procedure where multiple related cases from different jurisdictions are consolidated and transferred to a single court for pretrial proceedings.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R9q7GJc1zsYT0P4Xdp6l9Oz
- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R9sbuHkJC9aqDlHAgw58VSB

**Deprecated:** False