2012-05-24T20:22:10Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/civil-law.html http://www.rand.org/law-business-regulation/centers/civil-justice.html Oct 3, 2011 Oct 3, 2011

The RAND Institute for Civil Justice (ICJ) conducts research on all aspects of civil justice, from trends in litigation and jury verdicts to punitive damages, compensation systems, and alternative dispute resolution. Directly or indirectly, civil justice issues have an impact on us all.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB528.html Apr 24, 2012 Apr 24, 2012

Some argue that the confidentiality of the civil justice system keeps it working efficiently and fairly; others argue that the public is being denied information about hazards that may cause harm. A balanced approach to increasing transparency can improve the system, raise public confidence, and protect litigants' privacy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9661.html Apr 24, 2012 Apr 24, 2012

This research brief provides an overview of a collection of essays, a collaborative project by the UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy, examining the trade-offs between transparency and confidentiality in the civil justice system.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/04/24.html Apr 24, 2012 Apr 24, 2012

The quest for greater transparency in the American civil justice system is the topic of a new book of essays illustrating how a balanced approach to increasing transparency can improve the civil justice system, raise public confidence and protect litigants' privacy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1208.html Apr 11, 2012 Apr 11, 2012

Companies could lower the high cost of large-scale electronic discovery in lawsuits by using a computer application known as predictive coding to reduce the number of documents requiring human review.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP353.html Mar 5, 2012 Mar 5, 2012

A preliminary assessment of the impact of the financial crisis on the civil justice system finds that litigation demands on some parts of the system have increased, that funding for state courts may be trending downward, and that there have been disruptions in the legal services economy, in the provision of legal aid, and in the operation and staffing of courts.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP354.html Oct 26, 2011 Oct 26, 2011

Globalization, consolidation, information technology, and litigation financing are changing the way legal services are provided in the United States. This paper offers a framework for examining recent and ongoing innovations in U.S. legal services to aid policymakers in understanding the likely effects of innovations and the role of policy in promoting or deterring innovation, and to provide criteria that policymakers might use to decide whether the advantages of an innovation justify loosening existing restrictions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9610.html Sep 16, 2011 Sep 16, 2011

The most comprehensive analysis of the risk of malpractice claims by physician specialty in more than two decades finds that U.S. physicians have a greater than 75% career-long risk of facing litigation. In some specialties, doctors can be virtually certain of a lawsuit over the course of their careers. However, the vast majority of those claims will not result in payment to a plaintiff.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1104.html Aug 18, 2011 Aug 18, 2011

Asbestos bankruptcy trusts—created to compensate people injured by the mineral—may be influencing tort cases. The current way that the trusts and the tort cases are linked together may result in payments that are not consistent with the basic principles of the tort liability system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9603.html Aug 18, 2011 Aug 18, 2011

People with asbestos injuries are increasingly receiving compensation from trusts set up by bankrupt asbestos defendants. This brief documents how courts handling these cases consider trust payments when determining compensation.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/08/18.html Aug 18, 2011 Aug 18, 2011

Asbestos bankruptcy trusts—created to compensate people injured by the mineral—may be influencing tort cases. The current way that the trusts and the tort cases are linked together may result in payments that are not consistent with the basic principles of the tort liability system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100158.html Aug 17, 2011 Aug 17, 2011

The likelihood of malpractice suits and the size of indemnity payments vary across specialties, but by age 65, 75% of physicians in low-risk specialties had faced a malpractice claim, as compared with 99% of physicians in high-risk specialties.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/07/06/JAMA.html Jul 6, 2011 Jul 6, 2011

From the standpoint of policy makers, the basic challenge is to ensure that liability concerns do not derail the clinical value of new CDS technology, write Michael Greenberg and M. Susan Ridgely.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100137.html Jun 30, 2011 Jun 30, 2011

Clinical decision support (CDS) refers to electronic technology used to enhance clinical decision making. The basic challenge for policymakers interested in promoting adoption of CDS is to ensure that liability concerns do not derail the clinical value of new CDS technology.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100130.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

This external publication is an online database of short Horizon Scanning Centre think-pieces. RAND Europe updated 25% of the papers on this database, to incorporate more recent policy issues, evidence, and developments.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR889/MR889-text.html

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR872.html Jul 29, 2010 Jul 29, 2010

<p>While legislative and judicial reforms have made it increasingly difficult to obtain compensation for nonmalignant diseases in the tort system, the trust system remains a source of compensation for such injuries. This report describes the creation, organization, and operation of asbestos personal-injury trusts and compiles publicly available information on the assets, outlays, and governing boards of the 26 largest ones.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9527.html May 13, 2010 May 13, 2010

<p>Provides an overview of U.S. alternative or &ldquo;third-party&rdquo; financing: describes the main types of financing, reviews arguments to limit this activity, begins to analyze its effects on litigation, and suggests lessons for policymakers.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP306.html May 10, 2010 May 10, 2010

<p>Alternative litigation financing (ALF) &mdash; also known as &ldquo;third-party&rdquo; litigation financing &mdash; refers to provision of capital by parties other than plaintiffs, defendants, their lawyers, or defendants' insurers to support litigation-related activity. This paper describes the ALF industry as of early 2010 and discusses the legal ethics, social morality, and, especially, potential economic effects of ALF.</p>