| DOI: | 10.7249/RR907
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| 报告号: | RR-907-ICJ
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| 报告题名: | Bankruptcy's Effect on Product Identification in Asbestos Personal Injury Cases |
| 作者: | Lloyd Dixon; Geoffrey McGovern
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| 出版者: | RAND Corporation
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| 出版年: | 2015
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| 发表日期: | 2015
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| 总页数: | 74
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| 国家: | 美国
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 英文关键词: | Asbestos Litigation
; Bankruptcy Trusts
; Legal Damages and Awards
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| 英文摘要: | 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. |
| URL: | http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR900/RR907/RAND_RR907.pdf
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| 资源类型: | 研究报告
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/27422
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| Appears in Collections: | 影响、适应和脆弱性
科学计划与规划
气候减缓与适应
气候变化事实与影响
气候变化与战略
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Lloyd Dixon,Geoffrey McGovern. Bankruptcy's Effect on Product Identification in Asbestos Personal Injury Cases. 2015-01-01.
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