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Civil Justice

RAND research on civil justice aims to help make the civil justice system more efficient and more equitable. Much of this research is conducted within the RAND Institute for Civil Justice (ICJ) and disseminated to legal, business, and research communities, as well as to the public. View only Civil Justice Documents Available Online or find general information at Reports and Bookstore.

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Mandatory Workplace Safety and Health Programs: Implementation, Effectiveness, and Benefit-Cost Trade-Offs — Dec. 5, 2008

In 1998, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began efforts to reuire all workplaces to establish a safety and health program to reduce the risk of occupational injuries and illnesses. By 1999, it had stopped pursuing these federal standards, partly due to intense criticism of their value. This report assesses the standard, concluding with recommendations should authorities revisit the initiative.

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A History of Chinese Corporate Governance Sheds Light on Economic Growth and Reform — Dec. 3, 2008

As China has moved toward a stronger role for private enterprise and capitalism it has also sought to adopt more Western-style oversight mechanisms and legal standards for corporate governance - a history of which is found here with an examination of attendant problems and their policy implications.

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Assessing the Impact of Regulation on Small Businesses — Jan. 29, 2008

The Kauffman-RAND Institute for Entrepreneurship Public Policy studies how legal and regulatory policymaking affect small businesses and entrepreneurship in a wide range of settings, including corporate governance, employment law, consumer law, securities regulation and business ethics.

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November 30, 2008: Terrorists Have to Be Lucky Once; Targets, Every Time, By Lindsay Clutterbuck (Daily News & Analysis, India - DNAIndia.com)

November 4, 2008: Getting the Count Right, By Ian P. Cook (CNN.com)

September 17, 2008: Helping Public Entities Better Manage Legal Risks is Focus of Research Collaboration

September 8, 2008: Previously Deported Immigrants More Likely to Be Rearrested After Leaving Jail

August 24, 2008: Change Choices, Not Conversation, By Melissa Flournoy (Monroe (LA) News Star)

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Compensation for Losses from the 9/11 Attacks This monograph examines the benefits received by those who were killed or seriously injured on 9/11 and the benefits provided to individuals and businesses in New York City that suffered losses from the attack on the World Trade Center. Full Document

Asbestos 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. Full Document