Personal Injury Claims and Litigation

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Mar 17, 2025

Empirical Tort Law (and Theory): An Essay in Honor of Deborah Hensler

The essay honors Deborah Hensler by updating her study on claiming behavior, showing that few with medical conditions use the civil liability system. This impacts social welfare, tort law, and common-law evolution due to selective case litigation.
Research

Jul 9, 2024

What Is the Evidence for Social Inflation? Trends in Trial Awards and Insurance Claim Payments

Social inflation describes social and behavioral trends that are said to expand the liability of parties allegedly responsible for harms and their insurers. The authors look for trends consistent with the expected effects of social inflation.
Video

Apr 29, 2021

1:22:24

COVID-19 Vaccine Liability and Compensation in the United States

This RAND Corporation virtual event explored how those who believe that they have been injured by COVID-19 vaccines in the United States can seek compensation and how the two federal compensation systems for people harmed by vaccines differ.
Video

Feb 2, 2021

1:32:41

COVID-19 Vaccine Cross-Border Liability and Compensation

A RAND virtual event focused on (1) facilitating global distribution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines and (2) preventing liability and compensation concerns from affecting the vaccine supply chain and public uptake of the vaccine.
Research

Jan 22, 2021

The Effect of Mandatory Insurer Reporting on Settlement Delay

This article examines this problem empirically, using a rich, national data set of closed automobile bodily injury claims.
Commentary

Dec 18, 2020

The Compensation System for Potential Side Effects Is an Important Part of a COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

Concern about potential COVID-19 vaccine side effects and their consequences may be contributing to Americans' reluctance to get vaccinated. Policymakers and the public should carefully consider what types and levels of compensation for any adverse effects of vaccination are truly fair and appropriate.
Expert Insights

Sep 21, 2020

COVID-19 Vaccinations: Liability and Compensation Considerations Critical for a Successful Campaign

The authors of this Perspective examine liability and compensation issues as they relate to the distribution and administration of future COVID-19 vaccines.
Research

Jul 31, 2020

The Public Health Value of Opioid Litigation

This article proceeds in three parts: discussions of the general goals and role of public health tort litigation, the demonstrated and potential value of opioid litigation to achieve public health goals, and a conclusion.
Research

Nov 28, 2017

Assigning Responsibility Following a Catastrophe: Alternatives to Relying Solely on Traditional Civil Litigation

This report reviews various alternatives to relying exclusively on traditional civil litigation to assign responsibility for the human causes of a catastrophe and to determine the types of losses that a designated responsible party must reimburse.
May 2, 2016

RAND Review: May-June 2016

This issue highlights integrative medicine and the future of health care; the RAND American Life Panel; a commentary on how to expedite the process of resolving open cases at Guantánamo Bay; women soldiers on the special ops battlefield; and more.
Research

Jan 15, 2016

Victim Compensation Funds and Tort Litigation Following Incidents of Mass Violence

Explores the issue of how victim compensation funds (VCFs) impact a victim's likelihood to sue using the tort system. VCFs have become a feature of the policy landscape following high-profile tragedies.
Research Summary

Dec 4, 2009

Diagnostic Abuse in Silica Litigation

This brief analyzes the factors that led to the exposure of widespread abuse in the diagnoses in thousands of silica injury claims in Texas, then suggests ways to uncover such abuses in mass personal-injury litigation more easily in the future.

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Empirical Tort Law (and Theory): An Essay in Honor of Deborah Hensler

What Is the Evidence for Social Inflation? Trends in Trial Awards and Insurance Claim Payments

COVID-19 Vaccine Liability and Compensation in the United States

COVID-19 Vaccine Cross-Border Liability and Compensation

The Effect of Mandatory Insurer Reporting on Settlement Delay

The Compensation System for Potential Side Effects Is an Important Part of a COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

COVID-19 Vaccinations: Liability and Compensation Considerations Critical for a Successful Campaign

The Public Health Value of Opioid Litigation

Assigning Responsibility Following a Catastrophe: Alternatives to Relying Solely on Traditional Civil Litigation

RAND Review: May-June 2016

Victim Compensation Funds and Tort Litigation Following Incidents of Mass Violence

Diagnostic Abuse in Silica Litigation

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Error

Empirical Tort Law (and Theory): An Essay in Honor of Deborah Hensler

What Is the Evidence for Social Inflation? Trends in Trial Awards and Insurance Claim Payments

COVID-19 Vaccine Liability and Compensation in the United States

COVID-19 Vaccine Cross-Border Liability and Compensation

The Effect of Mandatory Insurer Reporting on Settlement Delay

The Compensation System for Potential Side Effects Is an Important Part of a COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

COVID-19 Vaccinations: Liability and Compensation Considerations Critical for a Successful Campaign

The Public Health Value of Opioid Litigation

Assigning Responsibility Following a Catastrophe: Alternatives to Relying Solely on Traditional Civil Litigation

RAND Review: May-June 2016

Victim Compensation Funds and Tort Litigation Following Incidents of Mass Violence

Diagnostic Abuse in Silica Litigation

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