Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Labor StandardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asbestos industry
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
The Effect of Bankruptcy Cases of Several Asbestos Companies on the Compensation of Asbestos Victims
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Labor StandardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asbestos industry
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
The Effects of Banruptcy Cases of Several Asbestos Companies on the Compensation of Asbestos Victims
Author: The Effect of Bankruptcy Cases of Several Asbestos Companies on the Compensation of Asbestos Victims
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Labor StandardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asbestos industry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Oversight Hearing on the Effect of the Manville and UNR Bankruptcies on Compensation of Asbestos Victims
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Labor StandardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asbestos
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Bankruptcy's Effect on Product Identification in Asbestos Personal Injury Cases
Author: Lloyd S. DixonPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"One of the most significant developments in asbestos litigation in the past 15 years is the rising rate of bankruptcy among asbestos defendants. More than 100 companies have filed for bankruptcy at least in part because of asbestos lawsuits. As a result, contemporary asbestos ligation now involves both tort suits against solvent defendants and claims for compensation filed with the specially created asbestos bankruptcy trusts. The outcome of an asbestos lawsuit crucially depends on whether litigants in the tort case introduce evidence of exposure to the products of bankrupt parties. If some of these exposures are not identified, more fault can be assigned to the remaining solvent defendants. These defendants are thus likely to end up paying more when such evidence is not developed than when it is. Plaintiffs might also receive more in compensation from the courts and trusts combined if fault is not allocated to the bankrupt parties. This analysis provides empirical evidence that bankruptcy reduces the likelihood that interrogatories and depositions will identify exposure to the asbestos-containing products of the bankrupt parties. It also presents plaintiff and defense perspectives on whether the findings are a cause for concern and what, if anything, should be done in response."--Back cover.
Asbestos Litigation
Author: Stephen J. CarrollPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833040529
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
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.
The Effect of Bankruptcy Cases of Several Asbestos Companies on the Compensation of Asbestos Victims
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Labor StandardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asbestos industry
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
How Fraud and Abuse in the Asbestos Compensation System Affect Victims, Jobs, the Economy, and the Legal System
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the ConstitutionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actions and defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Asbestos Litigation
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the JudiciaryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actions and defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Administration of Large Business Bankruptcy Reorganizations
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative LawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description