Asbestos Litigation Costs and Compensation

Abstract

The RAND Institute for Civil Justice (ICJ) began analyzing asbestos litigation with an initial study in the early l980s. That study was the first to examine the costs of and compensation paid for asbestos personal injury claims. It was followed by other research that addressed the courts' responses to asbestos litigation and a number of studies of mass tort litigation in general.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA407913

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  • Allan Abrahamse
  • Deborah Hensler
  • Jennifer Gross
  • Michelle White
  • Stephen J. Carroll

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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  • California
  • Cancer
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  • Lung Cancer
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  • New Jersey
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  • Supreme Court
  • United States

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