Asbestos litigation /

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Imprint:Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2005.
Description:xxxv, 170 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4835880
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Other authors / contributors:Carroll, Stephen J., 1940-
ISBN:0833030787 (pbk.)
Notes:"MG-162."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-170).
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • Ch. 2. Injuries from asbestos exposure
  • Ch. 3. Asbestos litigation dynamics
  • Ch. 4. Claimants and defendants
  • Ch. 5. Costs and compensation
  • Ch. 6. Bankruptcies
  • Ch. 7. Implications for the future
  • App. A. Comparison of projections of asbestos-related diseases
  • App. B. Estimated cases of mesothelioma in the United States, 1985-2009
  • App. C. Constructing the jury verdict database
  • App. D. Major asbestos bankruptcies.