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Ethical Issues In Asbestos Litigation, Lester Brickman
Ethical Issues In Asbestos Litigation, Lester Brickman
Hofstra Law Review
Asbestos litigation has given rise to over 50,000,000 claims against 8400 former producers, distributors, installers and sellers of asbestos-containing products. To date, 850,000 claimants have sought compensation, costing businesses and insurance companies over $70 billion and resulting in more than 70 bankruptcies. Over 100,000 deaths are attributable to asbestos exposure with an additional 40,000 deaths anticipated over the next 30 years. Despite the significance of the ethical issues generated by the processes of acquiring, pressing and settling the most massive litigation in history, the legal literature is substantially devoid of any such discussion. One possible reason for this paucity of …
The Lawlessness Of Aggregative Torts, James A. Henderson Jr.
The Lawlessness Of Aggregative Torts, James A. Henderson Jr.
Hofstra Law Review
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Individual Justice In Mass Tort Litigation: Judge Jack B. Weinstein On Choice Of Law In Mass Tort Cases, Scott Fruehwald
Individual Justice In Mass Tort Litigation: Judge Jack B. Weinstein On Choice Of Law In Mass Tort Cases, Scott Fruehwald
Hofstra Law Review
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Casey At The Bat: Judicial Treatment Of Mass Tort Litigation, Karen A. Geduldig
Casey At The Bat: Judicial Treatment Of Mass Tort Litigation, Karen A. Geduldig
Hofstra Law Review
No abstract provided.