Asbestos Litigation in the 21st Century
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Page : 678 pages
File Size : 35,18 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Asbestos
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Page : 678 pages
File Size : 35,18 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Asbestos
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Page : 175 pages
File Size : 31,13 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Complex litigation
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Page : 588 pages
File Size : 10,45 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Asbestos
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Page : pages
File Size : 22,41 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Complex litigation
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Page : 550 pages
File Size : 24,81 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Asbestos
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Author : Stephen J. Carroll
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 38,30 MB
Release : 2005-07-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 0833040529
Asbestos litigation is the longest-running mass tort litigation in U.S. history. Through 2002, approximately 730,000 individuals have brought claims against some 8,400 business entities, and defendants and insurers have spent a total of $70 billion on litigation. Building on previous RAND briefings, the authors report on what happened to those who have claimed injury from asbestos, what happened to the defendants in those cases, and how lawyers and judges have managed the cases.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration
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Page : 548 pages
File Size : 11,95 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Law
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Author : Jeb Barnes
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 34,67 MB
Release : 2011-07-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1589017862
In an era of polarization, narrow party majorities, and increasing use of supermajority requirements in the Senate, policy entrepreneurs must find ways to reach across the aisle and build bipartisan coalitions in Congress. One such coalition-building strategy is the “politics of efficiency,” or reform that is aimed at eliminating waste from existing policies and programs. After all, reducing inefficiency promises to reduce costs without cutting benefits, which should appeal to members of both political parties, especially given tight budgetary constraints in Washington. Dust-Up explores the most recent congressional efforts to reform asbestos litigation—a case in which the politics of efficiency played a central role and seemed likely to prevail. Yet, these efforts failed to produce a winning coalition, even though reform could have saved billions of dollars and provided quicker compensation to victims of asbestos-related diseases. Why? The answers, as Jeb Barnes deftly illustrates, defy conventional wisdom and force us to rethink the political effects of litigation and the dynamics of institutional change in our fragmented policymaking system. Set squarely at the intersection of law, politics, and public policy, Dust-Up provides the first in-depth analysis of the political obstacles to Congress in replacing a form of litigation that nearly everyone—Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, presidents, and experts—agrees is woefully inefficient and unfair to both victims and businesses. This concise and accessible case study includes a glossary of terms and study questions, making it a perfect fit for courses in law and public policy, congressional politics, and public health.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
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Page : 278 pages
File Size : 20,12 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Actions and defenses
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Author : Pennsylvania. Supreme Court. Asbestos Litigation Committee
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Page : 42 pages
File Size : 25,97 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Court congestion and delay
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