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BL
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987488
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b741858
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Asbestos litigation /\ Stephen J. Carroll [and others].
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| Publication Statement
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Santa Monica, CA :: RAND,, 2005.
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1 online resource (xxxv, 170 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0833040529
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: 1601290039
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: 6613909742
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: 9780833040527
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: 9781601290038
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: 9786613909749
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0833030787
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1283597292
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9780833030788
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9781283597296
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| Notes
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"MG-162-ICJ."
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-170).
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| Contents
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Injuries from asbestos exposure -- Asbestos litigation dynamics -- Claimants and defendants -- Costs and compensation -- Bankruptcies -- Implications for the future.
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| Abstract
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Asbestos litigation is the longest-running mass tort litigation in U.S. history. Through 2002, approximately 730,000 individuals have brought claims against some 8,4000 business entities, and defendants and insurers have spent a total of $70 billion on litigation. This reports on what happened to those who have claimed injury from asbestos, what happened to the defendants in those cases, and how lawyers and judges have managed the cases.
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Actions and defenses-- United States.
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Asbestos industry-- Law and legislation-- United States.
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Products liability-- Asbestos-- United States.
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Actions and defenses.
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Asbestos industry-- Law and legislation.
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LAW-- Administrative Law Regulatory Practice.
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LAW-- Civil Law.
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Products liability-- Asbestos.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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344.7304/6335
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| LC Classification
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KF1297.A73A82 2005eb
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| Added Entry
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Carroll, Stephen J.,1940-
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