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Personal Injury Claims and Litigation

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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.

Apr 29, 2021
Multimedia

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.

Feb 2, 2021
Journal Article

The Effect of Mandatory Insurer Reporting on Settlement Delay

This article examines this problem empirically, using a rich, national data set of closed automobile bodily injury claims.

Jan 22, 2021
Commentary

The Compensation System for Potential Side Effects Is an Important Part of a COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

Concern about potential COVID-19 vaccine side effects and their consequences may be contributing to Americans' reluctance to get vaccinated. Policymakers and the public should carefully consider what types and levels of compensation for any adverse effects of vaccination are truly fair and appropriate.

Dec 18, 2020
Report

COVID-19 Vaccinations: Liability and Compensation Considerations for Policymakers

Vaccine development is only one part of the challenge in creating an immunization campaign to stop the pandemic. Once a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is ready, liability and compensation issues could affect its distribution and administration.

Sep 21, 2020
Journal Article

The Public Health Value of Opioid Litigation

This article proceeds in three parts: discussions of the general goals and role of public health tort litigation, the demonstrated and potential value of opioid litigation to achieve public health goals, and a conclusion.

Jul 31, 2020
Report

Assigning Responsibility Following a Catastrophe: Alternatives to Relying Solely on Traditional Civil Litigation

This report reviews various alternatives to relying exclusively on traditional civil litigation to assign responsibility for the human causes of a catastrophe and to determine the types of losses that a designated responsible party must reimburse.

Nov 28, 2017
Periodical

RAND Review: May-June 2016

This issue highlights integrative medicine and the future of health care; the RAND American Life Panel; a commentary on how to expedite the process of resolving open cases at Guantánamo Bay; women soldiers on the special ops battlefield; and more.

May 2, 2016
Journal Article

Victim Compensation Funds and Tort Litigation Following Incidents of Mass Violence

Explores the issue of how victim compensation funds (VCFs) impact a victim's likelihood to sue using the tort system. VCFs have become a feature of the policy landscape following high-profile tragedies.

Jan 15, 2016
Research Brief

Diagnostic Abuse in Silica Litigation

This brief analyzes the factors that led to the exposure of widespread abuse in the diagnoses in thousands of silica injury claims in Texas, then suggests ways to uncover such abuses in mass personal-injury litigation more easily in the future.

Dec 4, 2009
Report

The Abuse of Medical Diagnostic Practices in Mass Litigation: The Case of Silica

Silica inhalation injury claims skyrocketed beginning in 2001, prompting concerns that silicia litigation would become a mass tort. It instead collapsed following the uncovering of abusive diagnostic practices, which can be decreased or even prevented if changes in several areas of litigation procedures are pursued.

Nov 13, 2009
Research Brief

Asbestos Litigation Costs, Compensation, and Alternatives

This research brief describes work documented in Asbestos Litigation (MG-162-ICJ).

Nov 25, 2005
Report

Asbestos-Related Claims Exceed 730,000, Cost More than $70 Billion

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.

May 9, 2005
Report

Compensation for Losses from the 9/11 Attacks

To understand how the losses created by 9/11 differ from those following natural disasters and other catastrophic events, researchers examined the benefits going to those who were killed or seriously injured in the 9/11 attacks and benefits to individuals and businesses in New York City that suffered losses from the attack on the World Trade Center.

Nov 2, 2004
Report

Fashioning a National Resolution of Asbestos Personal Injury Litigation: A Reply to Professor Brickman

In this paper, reprinted from Cardozo Law Review, the author responds to Professor Brickman's analysis of the asbestos litigation problem, as well as to his proposal for a national administrative solution to the problem.

Dec 31, 2003
Report

The Frequency of Excess Auto Personal Injury Claims

The Frequency of Excess Auto Personal Injury Claims

Jan 1, 2002
Report

Asbestos Litigation Costs and Compensation: An Interim Report

Examines the dimensions of current asbestos litigation and the potential future effects of the litigation on the U.S. economy

Dec 31, 2001
Journal Article

The Frequency of Excess Claims for Automobile Personal Injuries

This study analyzes the patterns of personal injury claims submitted across the states to estimate the extent of excess claiming.

Jan 1, 1999
Dissertation

Explaining Variation in Personal Injury Jury Awards

Studies of civil jury verdicts have become a prominent part of the research agenda regarding the civil justice system.

Jan 1, 1997
Report

The Costs of Excess Medical Claims for Automobile Personal Injuries

This study analyzes the pattern of excess medical claiming across the states to estimate how much excess medical claiming exists and how much it costs consumers.

Jan 1, 1995

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