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来源类型 | Report |
规范类型 | 报告 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.7249/RR907 |
来源ID | RR-907-ICJ |
Bankruptcy's Effect on Product Identification in Asbestos Personal Injury Cases | |
Lloyd Dixon; Geoffrey McGovern | |
发表日期 | 2015-05-21 |
出版年 | 2015 |
语种 | 英语 |
结论 | Bankruptcy Reduces the Likelihood That Interrogatories and Depositions in Subsequent Tort Cases Will Identify Exposure to the Asbestos-Containing Product of a Bankrupt Party
Plaintiffs' Exposure to the Asbestos-Containing Product of a Bankrupt Firm Is Identified Less Frequently Than Before Bankruptcy
Exposures Identified During Depositions Do Not Offset a Decline in Product Identification in Interrogatories
Views Are Sharply Divided About Whether These Findings Are a Cause for Concern
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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. |
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主题 | Asbestos Liability ; Asbestos Litigation ; Bankruptcy Trusts ; Legal Damages and Awards |
URL | https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR907.html |
来源智库 | RAND Corporation (United States) |
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资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/522761 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Lloyd Dixon,Geoffrey McGovern. Bankruptcy's Effect on Product Identification in Asbestos Personal Injury Cases. 2015. |
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