Bankruptcy's Effect on Product Identification in Asbestos Personal Injury Cases

by Geoffrey McGovern and Lloyd Dixon

One of the most significant developments in asbestos litigation in the past 15 years is the rising rate of bankruptcy among asbestos defendants. More than 100 companies have filed for bankruptcy at least in part because of asbestos lawsuits. As a result, contemporary asbestos ligation now involves both tort suits against solvent defendants and claims for compensation filed with the specially created asbestos bankruptcy trusts. The outcome of an asbestos...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833090186
• ISBN13: 9780833090188
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.8"