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- catalog abstract "The number of asbestos claims filed annually, the number and types of firms named as defendants in asbestos litigation, and the costs of the litigation to those defendants have all risen sharply in recent years. These trends have led many individuals to question whether compensation for asbestos-related injuries is being divided among claimants fairly and in proportion to need, and whether responsibility for paying compensation is being allocated among defendants fairly and in proportion to culpability. In this briefing, the authors examine the dimensions of asbestos litigation today: How many claims have been filed? By whom? Against whom? For what kinds of conditions? At what cost and with what economic effects? If current trends continue, what will be the future costs of the litigation? To answer these questions, the authors describe the dimensions of the litigation through the year 2000, the changing composition of claims, the number of defendants and the spread of litigation across industries, the total costs of the litigation to insurers and defendants, and the potential effects of the litigation on the U.S. economy now and in the future. The briefing concludes by outlining various policy alternatives to the current litigation regime.".
- catalog contributor b12623994.
- catalog contributor b12623995.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-99).".
- catalog description "The number of asbestos claims filed annually, the number and types of firms named as defendants in asbestos litigation, and the costs of the litigation to those defendants have all risen sharply in recent years. These trends have led many individuals to question whether compensation for asbestos-related injuries is being divided among claimants fairly and in proportion to need, and whether responsibility for paying compensation is being allocated among defendants fairly and in proportion to culpability. In this briefing, the authors examine the dimensions of asbestos litigation today: How many claims have been filed? By whom? Against whom? For what kinds of conditions? At what cost and with what economic effects? If current trends continue, what will be the future costs of the litigation? To answer these questions, the authors describe the dimensions of the litigation through the year 2000, the changing composition of claims, the number of defendants and the spread of litigation across industries, the total costs of the litigation to insurers and defendants, and the potential effects of the litigation on the U.S. economy now and in the future. The briefing concludes by outlining various policy alternatives to the current litigation regime.".
- catalog extent "viii, 99 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Asbestos litigation costs and compensation.".
- catalog identifier "0833032941".
- catalog isFormatOf "Asbestos litigation costs and compensation.".
- catalog isPartOf "Documented briefing (Rand Corporation) ; DB-397-ICJ.".
- catalog isPartOf "Documented briefing (Rand Corporation) ; DB-397.".
- catalog isPartOf "Documented briefing ; DB-397-ICJ".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Santa Monica, CA : RAND Institute for Civil Justice,".
- catalog relation "Asbestos litigation costs and compensation.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "Arbitration and award United States.".
- catalog subject "Asbestos industry Law and legislation United States Costs.".
- catalog subject "Costs (Law) United States.".
- catalog subject "KF1297.A73 A9695 2002".
- catalog subject "Products liability Asbestos United States Costs.".
- catalog subject "Products liability Asbestos United States.".
- catalog title "Asbestos litigation costs and compensation : an interim report / Stephen J. Carroll ... [et al.].".
- catalog type "text".