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Asbestos in the courts : the challenge of mass toxic torts / Deborah R. Hensler [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- R (Rand Corporation)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Products liability--Asbestos--United States.
- Products liability.
- Damages--United States.
- Damages.
- Asbestos industry--Law and legislation--United States.
- Asbestos industry.
- Toxic torts--United States.
- Toxic torts.
- Complex litigation--United States.
- Complex litigation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxvii, 128 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 1985.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- "The Institute for Civil Justice."
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