Bankruptcy's Effect on Product Identification in Asbestos Personal Injury Cases

doi:10.7249/RR907

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DOI	10.7249/RR907
报告编号	RR-907-ICJ
	Bankruptcy's Effect on Product Identification in Asbestos Personal Injury Cases
	Lloyd Dixon; Geoffrey McGovern
	2015
出版年	2015
页数	74
语种	英语
国家	美国
出版者	RAND Corporation
领域	资源环境
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.
英文关键词	Asbestos Litigation Bankruptcy Trusts Legal Damages and Awards
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来源平台	Rand Corporation
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文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/4047
专题	资源环境科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lloyd Dixon,Geoffrey McGovern. Bankruptcy's Effect on Product Identification in Asbestos Personal Injury Cases:RAND Corporation,2015.