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

• Main Author: Dixon, Lloyd (auth)
• Other Authors: McGovern, Geoffrey (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2015
• Subjects: Bankruptcy & insolvency; Torts / Delicts; Personal injury; Law
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report investigates whether bankruptcy reduces the likelihood that exposure to the asbestos-containing products of bankrupt parties will be identified in interrogatories and depositions. It also presents plaintiff and defense perspectives on whether the findings are a cause for concern and what...