Aggregative Valuation of Mass Tort Claims

A Psychological Perspective on the Settlement of Mass Tort Claims

Tort Liability Litigation Costs for Commercial Claims

This article analyzes tort liability litigation costs using the Texas Department of Insurance Commercial Liability Insurance Closed Claim database for the years 1988–2004. Insurer costs to defend claims in which a suit was filed average $35,000 per claim in 2004$, which corresponds to a share of 0.18 of total expenditures. Claims with higher stakes and complexity lead to greater reliance on out...

Mass Tort Mania The Effect of Saturation Advertising on Claims , Courts

54 ■ For The Defense ■ April 2017 ■ Michael Crist is a partner at DLD Lawyers with over 27 years of experience in product liability, toxic tort, and insurance defense litigation. He has been a member of trial teams in multiple states and has served as national coordinating and trial counsel. Mr. Crist has presented seminars and authored articles on a variety of topics and is a member of DRI. Ma...

Mass Tort Litigation : Asbestos

6 Mass Tort: A mass tort involves numerous plaintiffs filing civil lawsuits against one or a few 7 corporate defendants in state or federal court. The plaintiffs allege that they were harmed by 8 exposure to products produced by the defendants. Lawsuits may or may not be grouped in a class 9 action. Law firms representing plaintiffs in mass torts often use advertising to locate and recruit 10 p...

Who Pays for Tort Liability Claims? An Economic Analysis of the U.S. Tort Liability System