Asbestos Litigation: Costs and Compensation - Softcover

Carroll, Stephen J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0833030787 ISBN 13: 9780833030788

Publisher: RAND Corporation, 2005

Synopsis

Presents the most comprehensive description to date of the longest-running mass tort litigation in U.S. history. Asbestos litigation is the longest-running mass tort litigation in U.S. history. Through 2002, approximately 730,000 individuals have brought claims against some 8,400 business entities, and defendants and insurers have spent a total of USD70 billion on litigation. Building on previous RAND briefings, the authors report on what happened to those who have claimed injury from asbestos, what happened to the defendants in those cases, and how lawyers and judges have managed the cases.

About this title

Synopsis:

This book analyzes the costs and compensation paid for asbestos personal-injury claims and discussess such issues as the current state of asbestos litigation in the United States, the costs of compensation, the effects if litigation in the businesses, and the evolving character of litigation.

From the Inside Flap:

Presents the most comprehensive description to date of the longest-running mass tort litigation in U.S. history.

About this edition

• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0833030787
• ISBN 13: 9780833030788
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208