Class-Action Lawsuits

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Apr 4, 2007

RAND Study Finds Class Actions Against Insurers Rose Prior to Recent Reforms and Many Cases Occurred Outside Public View

April 4, 2007 news release: RAND Study Finds Class Actions Against Insurers Rose Prior to Recent Reforms and Many Cases Occurred Outside Public View.
Research Summary

Mar 13, 2007

Anatomy of an Insurance Class Action

This research brief describes characteristics of more than 700 class action cases against large U.S. insurers -- trends in claims, their allegations, and their outcomes -- including the vast majority of cases that never become certified as a class.
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May 10, 2005

More Than 730,000 People Have Filed Asbestos Injury Claims in U.S., Costing Defendants More Than $70 Billion

More than 730,000 people in the United States filed compensation claims for asbestos-related injuries from the early 1970s through the end of 2002, costing businesses and insurance companies more than $70 billion.
Research

May 9, 2005

Asbestos Litigation

Presents the most comprehensive description to date of the longest-running mass tort litigation in U.S. history.
Research

Jan 1, 2002

Asbestos Litigation Costs and Compensation: An Interim Report

Examines the dimensions of current asbestos litigation and the potential future effects of the litigation on the U.S. economy
Research

Jan 1, 2002

Revisiting the Monster: New Myths and Realities of Class Action and Other Large Scale Litigation

She extends her consideration of mass tort litigation to include what she terms "the new social policy torts": suits against tobacco companies, firearms manufacturers, and managed care organizations that are intended to change public policy.
Research

Jan 1, 2001

Asbestos Litigation in the U.S. A New Look at an Old Issue

This briefing documents the first phase of a new study on asbestos litigation, now the longest-running mass tort litigation in U.S. history.
Research

Jan 1, 2001

Beyond "It Just Ain't Worth It": Alternative Strategies for Damage Class Action Reform

In this article, the authors explore alternative strategies for class-action reform aimed at improving the cost-benefit ratio of damage class actions.
Research

Jan 1, 2000

Safety in the Skies: Personnel and Parties in NTSB Aviation Accident Investigations

In this report, RAND outlines a comprehensive set of recommendations intended to help the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) strengthen the party process, create a more expansive statement of causation, modernize investigative procedures, streamline internal operating procedures, better manage resources, maintain a strategic view of staffing, streamline training practices, improve facilities for engineering and training.
Jan 1, 2000

RAND Review: Vol. 23, No. 3, Winter 1999-2000

Argues that developing and industrialized countries can avoid both environmental and economic disaster resulting from global warming by harnessing alternative fuel technologies; also covers relations with China and U.S. military personnel issues.
Research

Jan 1, 2000

Class Action Dilemmas: Pursuing Public Goals for Private Gain

Class action lawsuits — allowing one or a few plaintiffs to represent many who seek redress — have long been controversial.
Research

Jan 1, 2000

Safety in the Skies: Personnel and Parties in NTSB Aviation Accident Investigations-Master Volume

Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, RAND used a variety of quantitative and qualitative research techniques to assess the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) operations and processes.

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RAND Study Finds Class Actions Against Insurers Rose Prior to Recent Reforms and Many Cases Occurred Outside Public View

Anatomy of an Insurance Class Action

More Than 730,000 People Have Filed Asbestos Injury Claims in U.S., Costing Defendants More Than $70 Billion

Asbestos Litigation

Asbestos Litigation Costs and Compensation: An Interim Report

Revisiting the Monster: New Myths and Realities of Class Action and Other Large Scale Litigation

Asbestos Litigation in the U.S. A New Look at an Old Issue

Beyond "It Just Ain't Worth It": Alternative Strategies for Damage Class Action Reform

Safety in the Skies: Personnel and Parties in NTSB Aviation Accident Investigations

RAND Review: Vol. 23, No. 3, Winter 1999-2000

Class Action Dilemmas: Pursuing Public Goals for Private Gain

Safety in the Skies: Personnel and Parties in NTSB Aviation Accident Investigations-Master Volume

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Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

Error

RAND Study Finds Class Actions Against Insurers Rose Prior to Recent Reforms and Many Cases Occurred Outside Public View

Anatomy of an Insurance Class Action

More Than 730,000 People Have Filed Asbestos Injury Claims in U.S., Costing Defendants More Than $70 Billion

Asbestos Litigation

Asbestos Litigation Costs and Compensation: An Interim Report

Revisiting the Monster: New Myths and Realities of Class Action and Other Large Scale Litigation

Asbestos Litigation in the U.S. A New Look at an Old Issue

Beyond "It Just Ain't Worth It": Alternative Strategies for Damage Class Action Reform

Safety in the Skies: Personnel and Parties in NTSB Aviation Accident Investigations

RAND Review: Vol. 23, No. 3, Winter 1999-2000

Class Action Dilemmas: Pursuing Public Goals for Private Gain

Safety in the Skies: Personnel and Parties in NTSB Aviation Accident Investigations-Master Volume

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