Adjudicating Asbestos Claims In California and England:
Jo-Lynne Lee1A Comparative Study
Asbestos injury litigation is "the longest-running mass tort in U.S. history."2 It has continuously and substantially impacted the California trial courts.3 This study,4 comparing the judicial approaches to asbestos litigation in England5 and California was prompted by demographic data reflecting that despite the five-fold greater mesothelioma deathrate in Britain than in the U.S.,6 the English courts devote dramatically less judicial time and resources to the management and resolution of asbestos claims than their counterparts in California.
Docket data reflecting the enormous resources expended on asbestos-related cases in California also suggest the utility of a comparative study. Asbestos-related claims comprise less than 1% of the civil dockets in California,7 yet in those trial courts affected, there is one full-time judge solely dedicated to pre-trial management of these cases and additional judges called upon to try...
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