| Description |
1 online resource (xxxv, 170 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome. |
| Description |
data file |
| Note |
"MG-162-ICJ." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-170). |
| Contents |
Injuries from asbestos exposure -- Asbestos litigation dynamics -- Claimants and defendants -- Costs and compensation -- Bankruptcies -- Implications for the future. |
| Summary |
Asbestos litigation is the longest-running mass tort litigation in U.S. history. Through 2002, approximately 730,000 individuals have brought claims against some 8,4000 business entities, and defendants and insurers have spent a total of $70 billion on litigation. This reports 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
|
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Products liability -- Asbestos -- United States.
|
|
Products liability -- Asbestos. |
|
United States. |
|
Asbestos industry -- Law and legislation -- United States.
|
|
Asbestos industry -- Law and legislation. |
|
Asbestos industry. |
|
Actions and defenses -- United States.
|
|
Actions and defenses. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
|
Electronic books.
|
|
Electronic books.
|
| Added Author |
Carroll, Stephen J., 1940-
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Asbestos litigation. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2005 (DLC) 2005012235 |
| ISBN |
9780833040527 (electronic book) |
|
0833040529 (electronic book) |
|
9781601290038 (electronic book) |
|
1601290039 (electronic book) |
|
9786613909749 |
|
6613909742 |
|
9780833030788 |
|
0833030787 |
|
1283597292 |
|
9781283597296 |
| Report No. |
RAND/MG-162-ICJ |
|
