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Compensations for Large-Scale Loss Research

Research

Jan 28, 2026

Bankruptcy and Mass Torts After Harrington v. Purdue

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma has had major implications for the use of bankruptcy as a mass-tort resolution mechanism. Researchers analyzed Harrington’s potential impact; in this report, they present their findings.

Eric Helland, Lloyd Dixon, Jamie Morikawa, James M. Anderson, Bethany Saunders-Medina
Research

Oct 24, 2025

Pre- and Post-Fire Property Values in the Eaton Fire Burn Area: An Evaluation of the Diminution-in-Value Model Used in Southern California Edison's Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program

In this report, the authors examine the data and methods used to estimate the change in property values for single-family residences destroyed by the Eaton Fire. Southern California Edison uses this change to develop compensation offers.

Lloyd Dixon, Terry L. Schell, Jamie Morikawa, Gabriel W. Hassler, Jason M. Ward, Phoebe Rose Levine
Research

Feb 19, 2024

More Talk, Less Conflict: Evidence from Requiring Informal Discovery Conferences

Discovery is the formal process of exchanging information under the supervision of the courts. This study examines whether case management techniques can reduce the likelihood of a discovery dispute.

Eric Helland, Minjae Yun
Expert Insights

Mar 15, 2023

Rethinking Case Management and the Process of Civil Justice Reform: Summary and Papers Presented at a UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy Conference

This publication summarizes the discussions and presents four pieces of scholarship presented during the UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy-sponsored "Rethinking Civil Case Management" conference.

Eric Helland, Carolyn Kuhl, Richard Sander
Research

Jun 22, 2021

The Globalization of Mass Civil Litigation: Lessons from the Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Case

This report describes the Volkswagen "clean diesel" emission fraud litigation to illustrate the features of global mass litigation and the problems that arise in the resolution of these types of claims across transnational jurisdictions.

Deborah R. Hensler, Jasminka Kalajdzic, Peter Cashman, Manuel A. Gómez, Axel Halfmeier, Ianika Tzankova
Video

Apr 29, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Liability and Compensation in the United States

This RAND Corporation virtual event explored how those who believe that they have been injured by COVID-19 vaccines in the United States can seek compensation and how the two federal compensation systems for people harmed by vaccines differ.

Lloyd Dixon, Kenneth R. Feinberg, Nicholas M. Pace, Paul Rheingold
Video

Feb 2, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Cross-Border Liability and Compensation

A RAND virtual event focused on (1) facilitating global distribution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines and (2) preventing liability and compensation concerns from affecting the vaccine supply chain and public uptake of the vaccine.

Anthony Brown, Lloyd Dixon, Dionna K. Litvin, Nicholas M. Pace, Peter J. Todd
Video

Feb 9, 2021

Opioid Litigation: What's New, and What Does It Mean for Future Litigation?

More than 2,000 plaintiffs have joined the largest civil trial in U.S. history: National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL 2804). In this virtual symposium, experts discuss the opioid litigation and its effects on the future of mass litigation.

James M. Anderson, Anne Andrews, Sheila Birnbaum, Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Kenneth R. Feinberg, Rebecca Lee Haffajee, Eric Helland, Deborah R. Hensler, Rich Ives, Daniel B. Levin, Charlie Lifland, David Nachman, Robert Reville, Joseph F. Rice, William B. Rubenstein, Christopher A. Seeger
Research

Dec 11, 2020

The Role of Ideology in Judicial Evaluations of Experts

This article tests the legal realist theory of judicial behavior, which posits that judges' ideology impacts their legal decisions, but that the law constrains the judges' ability to exercise those preferences.

Eric Helland
Research

Dec 11, 2020

Unintended Consequences of Products Liability: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Market

This article explains a surprising effect of tort liability in the market for prescription drugs: punitive damages shift liability from doctors to drug companies, but not when physician malpractice liability is limited."

Eric Helland, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Anup Malani, Seth A. Seabury
Expert Insights

Sep 21, 2020

COVID-19 Vaccinations: Liability and Compensation Considerations Critical for a Successful Campaign

The authors of this Perspective examine liability and compensation issues as they relate to the distribution and administration of future COVID-19 vaccines.

Nicholas M. Pace, Lloyd Dixon