Asbestos litigation in the United States : a brief overview / statement prepared by Deborah R. Hensler.

By:

Hensler, Deborah R, 1942- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1992Description: [19] pages ; 28 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

computer
unmediated

Carrier type:

online resource
volume

ISBN:

0833020714

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

KF1297.A73 H46 1992

Online resources:

Online Access

Available additional physical forms:

Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.

Summary: This paper, an edited transcript of written testimony delivered in October 1991 to the Courts and Judicial Administration Subcommittee, United States House Judiciary Committee, summarizes the scope of asbestos litigation in the United States, the response of the civil justice system to date, and the obstacles to efficient and equitable resolution of asbestos-related personal injury claims. An equitable and efficient national solution to the asbestos litigation problem will have to demonstrate sensitivity to the past history of asbestos litigation, cope with the current crush of claims and include a strategy for responding to future claims. Most important, the success of any solution will depend on a realistic assessment of the number and type of future asbestos-related claims.

Item type:

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings ( 0 )
Title notes ( 7 )

No physical items for this record

"The Institute for Civil Justice"--Cover.

Caption title.

Presented before the Subcommittee on Courts and Judicial Administration, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [16]-[19]).

This paper, an edited transcript of written testimony delivered in October 1991 to the Courts and Judicial Administration Subcommittee, United States House Judiciary Committee, summarizes the scope of asbestos litigation in the United States, the response of the civil justice system to date, and the obstacles to efficient and equitable resolution of asbestos-related personal injury claims. An equitable and efficient national solution to the asbestos litigation problem will have to demonstrate sensitivity to the past history of asbestos litigation, cope with the current crush of claims and include a strategy for responding to future claims. Most important, the success of any solution will depend on a realistic assessment of the number and type of future asbestos-related claims.

Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.

Description based on print version record.