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Asbestos Litigation : Prospects for Legislative Resolution.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Administrative law.
- Asbestos.
- Civil procedure.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (16 pages, digital, PDF file)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Describes evolution of the litigation process for lawsuits regarding occupational exposure to asbestos, and discusses legislative solutions that have been tried or proposed to expedite the settlement process through administrative alternatives. Discusses points of debate regarding S. 2290, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act, to establish an administrative system and trust fund to settle and pay for claims.
- Notes:
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- CRS Report.
- Other Format:
- Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Asbestos Litigation
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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