Asbestos in the courts :
Asbestos in the courts : the challenge of mass toxic torts /
Deborah R. Hensler ... [et al.].
- xxxvii, 128 pages ; 23 cm
"The Institute for Civil Justice."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128).
This report presents the results of a study of how the civil justice system has dealt with the challenges presented by asbestos litigation. Its sections describe (1) the characteristics of asbestos litigation, both at the individual case level and at the aggregate level; (2) the way in which the court system has approached the three critical tasks of litigation--substantive decisionmaking, preparing cases for trial, and disposing of cases; and (3) the implications of the findings. Based on their observations of the asbestos litigation process, the authors review the strengths and weaknesses of the tort system as a mechanism for resolving mass toxic torts, consider changes that might strengthen the system, and suggest a mechanism for formulating new policies.
0833006894 (pbk.)
RAND/R-3324-ICJ
$35.00
85028104
Asbestos industry--Law and legislation--United States.
Complex litigation--United States.
Damages--United States.
Products liability--Asbestos--United States.
Toxic torts--United States.
KF1297.A73 / A966 1985
"The Institute for Civil Justice."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128).
This report presents the results of a study of how the civil justice system has dealt with the challenges presented by asbestos litigation. Its sections describe (1) the characteristics of asbestos litigation, both at the individual case level and at the aggregate level; (2) the way in which the court system has approached the three critical tasks of litigation--substantive decisionmaking, preparing cases for trial, and disposing of cases; and (3) the implications of the findings. Based on their observations of the asbestos litigation process, the authors review the strengths and weaknesses of the tort system as a mechanism for resolving mass toxic torts, consider changes that might strengthen the system, and suggest a mechanism for formulating new policies.
0833006894 (pbk.)
RAND/R-3324-ICJ
$35.00
85028104
Asbestos industry--Law and legislation--United States.
Complex litigation--United States.
Damages--United States.
Products liability--Asbestos--United States.
Toxic torts--United States.
KF1297.A73 / A966 1985