Overview
A large volume of litigation has been occasioned by occupational exposure to asbestos, which may ultimately result in payments of $200 billion or more and has already bankrupted numerous companies. This litigation "explosion" has led to a number of innovations in legal process, but some of the more comprehensive settlements were overturned by the Supreme Court, with the Court suggesting that the situation "calls for national legislation."
- | Author: Edward B. Rappaport
- | Publisher: Bibliogov
- | Publication Date: Jan 29, 2013
- | Number of Pages: 22 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1288672543
- | ISBN-13: 9781288672547
