Asbestos Litigation in the U.S.

A New Look at an Old Issue

Stephen J. Carroll, Deborah R. Hensler, Michelle White, Jennifer Gross

ResearchPublished Jan 1, 2001

Asbestos personal-injury litigation is now the longest-running mass tort litigation in United States history. The number of claims arising from both deadly and non-malignant diseases has risen sharply in recent years. This briefing documents the first phrase of a new study on asbestos litigation. It offers preliminary answers to questions on number of lingering issues: How well is asbestos litigation serving injured workers on whose behalf the claims are filed? What is the balance between the compensation that is paid out and the cost to deliver it? What economic costs does asbestos litigation impose on the country, and who bears those costs? Do strategies exist for resolving asbestos suits that would be more efficient and more equitable?

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  • Year: 2001
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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/DB362.0
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Carroll, Stephen J., Deborah R. Hensler, Michelle White, and Jennifer Gross, Asbestos Litigation in the U.S. A New Look at an Old Issue, RAND Corporation, DB-362.0-ICJ, 2001. As of October 11, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB362z0.html
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Carroll, Stephen J., Deborah R. Hensler, Michelle White, and Jennifer Gross, Asbestos Litigation in the U.S. A New Look at an Old Issue. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2001. https://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB362z0.html. Also available in print form.
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