Tort Law

Testimony
Effects of an Auto-Choice Automobile Insurance Plan on Costs and Premiums
This publication contains the written statement of Stephen Carroll delivered on March 19, 1997, to the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress.
Jan 1, 1997
Research Brief
Punitive Damage Awards in Financial Injury Jury Verdicts
To provide an empirical basis for the ongoing debate about punitive damages, the authors drew on the ICJ's jury verdict database to conduct the first close analysis of trends and patterns in punitive awards for financial injuries.
Jan 1, 1997
Testimony
Punitive Damages and Financial Injury Jury Verdict
This publication contains the written statement of Stephen Carroll delivered on June 24, 1997, to the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate.
Jan 1, 1997
Report
Punitive Damages in Financial Injury Jury Verdicts: Executive Summary
This report is the executive summary of an Institute for Civil Justice analysis of trends and patterns in punitive damage awards in financial injury cases in selected jurisdictions during the period 1985 through 1994.
Jan 1, 1997
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
Estimating Liability Risks with the Media as Your Guide: A Content Analysis of Media Coverage of Tort Litigation
A content analysis of 249 articles from Time, Newsweek, Fortune, Forbes, and Business Week during 1980-1990 examined the representativeness of popular media coverage of tort litigation.
Jan 1, 1997
Report
The Effects of a Proposed No-Fault Plan on the Costs of Auto Insurance in California: An Updated Analysis
This Issue Paper estimates how a pure no-fault automobile insurance plan, proposed for California in 1995, would affect the costs of automobile insurance in the state.
Jan 1, 1996
Report
The Effects of Proposition 213 on the Costs of Auto Insurance in California
The Personal Responsibility Act of 1996, which qualified for the November 1996 California ballot, would have barred drunk drivers and uninsured motorists from compensation for any non-economic losses resulting from auto accident injuries.
Jan 1, 1996
Research Brief
How Big Is the Price Tag for Excess Auto Injury Claims?
This research brief describes RAND’s examination of the pattern and costs of excess automobile medical claims across the United States. The authors found that about one-third of claims submitted to insurers appear to be excess.
Jan 1, 1996
Report
Individuals within the aggregate : relationships, representation, and fees
Individuals within the aggregate : relationships, representation, and fees
Jan 1, 1996
Research Brief
Trends in Civil Jury Verdicts: New Data from 15 Jurisdictions
Makes an empirical contribution to the policy debate over tort reform.
Jan 1, 1996
Journal Article
Systems Analysis of Adverse Drug Events
Hospital personnel willingly participated in the detection and investigation of drug use errors and were able to identify underlying systems failures. The most common defects were in systems to disseminate knowledge about drugs and to make drug and patient information readily accessible at the time it is needed. Systems changes to improve dissemination and display of drug and patient data should make errors in the use of drugs less likely.
Jul 1, 1995
Research Brief
Choosing an Alternative to Tort
Escalating auto insurance premiums have been a major public policy issue at the state level for the last three decades.
Jan 1, 1995
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
Report
The Effects of a Choice Auto Insurance Plan on Insurance Costs
Choice auto insurance would let drivers choose between traditional auto insurance and a no-fault plan. This report estimates how choice auto insurance would affect auto insurance costs in each state.
Jan 1, 1995
Report
A glass half full, a glass half empty : the use of alternative dispute resolution in mass personal injury litigation
A glass half full, a glass half empty : the use of alternative dispute resolution in mass personal injury litigation
Jan 1, 1995
Research Brief
Understanding Mass Personal Injury Litigation
Suggests that proposals for improving mass tort processing will not be successful unless they deal directly with uncertainties flowing from the factual and legal complexity of the cases ...
Jan 1, 1995
Journal Article
Incidence of Adverse Drug Events and Potential Adverse Drug Events: Implications for Prevention
ADEs are a major cause of iatrogenic injury, many are preventable. Improvement of systems by which drugs are ordered and administered could prevent many of these events and might even reduce costs.
Jan 1, 1995
Report
Understanding Mass Personal Injury Litigation: A Socio-Legal Analysis
The civil justice system has not responded well to the challenge of handling mass torts, and many innovations have been proposed to improve processing of these cases.
Jan 1, 1994
Research Brief
Can Reform Improve the Economic Effects of Product Liability? Evidence From the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries
This research brief summarizes the economic effects of product liability in the drug and medical device industries, how the system produces those effects, and what kinds of reforms could increase the system's benefits while reducing its costs.
Jan 1, 1994

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Tort Law

Effects of an Auto-Choice Automobile Insurance Plan on Costs and Premiums

Punitive Damage Awards in Financial Injury Jury Verdicts

Punitive Damages and Financial Injury Jury Verdict

Punitive Damages in Financial Injury Jury Verdicts: Executive Summary

Explaining Variation in Personal Injury Jury Awards

Estimating Liability Risks with the Media as Your Guide: A Content Analysis of Media Coverage of Tort Litigation

The Effects of a Proposed No-Fault Plan on the Costs of Auto Insurance in California: An Updated Analysis

The Effects of Proposition 213 on the Costs of Auto Insurance in California

How Big Is the Price Tag for Excess Auto Injury Claims?

Individuals within the aggregate : relationships, representation, and fees

Trends in Civil Jury Verdicts: New Data from 15 Jurisdictions

Systems Analysis of Adverse Drug Events

Choosing an Alternative to Tort

The Costs of Excess Medical Claims for Automobile Personal Injuries

The Effects of a Choice Auto Insurance Plan on Insurance Costs

A glass half full, a glass half empty : the use of alternative dispute resolution in mass personal injury litigation

Understanding Mass Personal Injury Litigation

Incidence of Adverse Drug Events and Potential Adverse Drug Events: Implications for Prevention

Understanding Mass Personal Injury Litigation: A Socio-Legal Analysis

Can Reform Improve the Economic Effects of Product Liability? Evidence From the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries

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