2012-05-24T14:56:27Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/class-action-lawsuits.html 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/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/external_publications/EP20090334.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>While a class action such as one brought under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 23 is certainly the most well-known mechanism for aggregating large numbers of similar claims, other approaches include mass joinder of parties, mass consolidation of separate cases, or multidistrict litigation transfer of federal cases from across the country into a single action for pretrial processing; corporate reorganizations under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; large-scale inventories of clients controlled by a single attorney; government-initiated enforcement actions; and private attorneys general litigation brought on behalf of the general public.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/04/04.html Apr 4, 2007 Apr 4, 2007

April 4, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds Class Actions Against Insurers Rose Prior to Recent Reforms and Many Cases Occurred Outside Public View.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG587-1.html Apr 4, 2007 Apr 4, 2007

<p>The number of class action lawsuits filed against insurance companies in the United States increased sharply during the 1990s prior to the passage of the federal Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9249.html Mar 13, 2007 Mar 13, 2007

This research brief describes characteristics of more than 700 class action cases against large U.S. insurers -- trends in claims, their allegations, and their outcomes -- including the vast majority of cases that never become certified as a class.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG162.html May 10, 2005 May 10, 2005

<p>Claims for asbestos injuries have risen sharply since the 1990s and total more than 730,000 through 2002. At least 8,400 defendants have paid more than $70 billion on the litigation, 42 percent of which has gone to claimants.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2005/05/10.html May 9, 2005 May 9, 2005

RAND Study Finds More Than 730,000 People Have Filed Asbestos Injury Claims in U.S., Costing Defendants More Than $70 Billion

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB397.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

<p>The number of asbestos claims filed annually, the number and types of firms named as defendants in asbestos litigation, and the costs of the litigation to those defendants have all risen sharply in recent years. Given these trends, the authors examine the dimensions of asbestos litigation: How many claims have been filed? By whom? Against whom? For what kinds of conditions? At what cost and with what economic effects? And, if current trends continue, what will be the future costs of the litigation?</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP979.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

She extends her consideration of mass tort litigation to include what she terms "the new social policy torts": suits against tobacco companies, firearms manufacturers, and managed care organizations that are intended to change public policy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB362z0.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000

<p>This briefing documents the first phase of a new study on asbestos litigation, now the longest-running mass tort litigation in U.S. history.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP951.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000

In this article, the authors explore alternative strategies for class-action reform aimed at improving the cost-benefit ratio of damage class actions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1122.html Jan 1, 2000 Jan 1, 2000

In this report, RAND outlines a comprehensive set of recommendations intended to help the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) strengthen the party process, create a more expansive statement of causation, modernize investigative procedures, streamline internal operating procedures, better manage resources, maintain a strategic view of staffing, streamline training practices, improve facilities for engineering and training.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1122z1.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, RAND used a variety of quantitative and qualitative research techniques to assess the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) operations and processes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR969.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

Class action lawsuits -- allowing one or a few plaintiffs to represent many who seek redress -- have long been controversial.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR969z1.html Jan 1, 1999 Jan 1, 1999

Class action lawsuits-allowing one or a few plaintiffs to represent many who seek redress-have long been controversial.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19991003.html Dec 31, 1998 Dec 31, 1998

<p>Population turnover, cohort survival, and intercohort transmission of effects are concepts widely applicable beyond the customary domains of demographic analysis.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP584.html Dec 31, 1995 Dec 31, 1995

Individuals within the aggregate : relationships, representation, and fees