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The abuse of medical diagnostic practices in mass litigation : the case of silica / Stephen J. Carroll, Lloyd Dixon, James M. Anderson, Thor Hogan, Elizabeth M. Sloss.

Title
The abuse of medical diagnostic practices in mass litigation : the case of silica / Stephen J. Carroll, Lloyd Dixon, James M. Anderson, Thor Hogan, Elizabeth M. Sloss.
Publication
Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Carroll, Stephen J., 1940-
  • Institute for Civil Justice (U.S.)
Description
xix, 62 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.
Summary
This report reviews the court proceedings that led to the uncovering of abusive diagnostic practices in silica litigation, then identifies several areas in which changes in litigation practices and procedures could increase the likelihood that similar diagnosing practices would be uncovered in the future or prevented from occurring in the first place.--Preface.
Series Statement
Report ; TR-774-ICJ
Uniform Title
Technical report (Rand Corporation) TR-774-ICJ.
Subject
  • Industrial safety > Law and legislation > United States
  • Silicosis > Law and legislation > United States
  • Class actions (Civil procedure) > Corrupt practices > United States
  • Evidence, Expert > Corrupt practices > United States
  • Medical jurisprudence > Corrupt practices > United States
  • Silicosis
  • Jurisprudence
  • Silicon Dioxide > adverse effects
  • Actions collectives (Procédure civile) > Pratiques déloyales > États-Unis
  • Expertises > Pratiques déloyales > États-Unis
  • Médecine légale > Pratiques déloyales > États-Unis
  • Silicose
  • MEDICAL > Health Policy
  • LAW > Civil Law
  • MEDICAL > Occupational & Industrial Medicine
  • Industrial safety > Law and legislation
  • Silicosis > Law and legislation
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-62).
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
Language (note)
  • "This research was supported by the RAND Institute for Civil Justice, the National Industrial Sand Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform, and the Coalition for Litigation Justice."--Preface.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- The exposure of diagnosing abuses in silica litigation -- Factors that facilitated or hindered the exposure of diagnostic abuses in silica litigation -- Changes that could help prevent or expose diagnostic abuses in mass personal-injury litigation.
ISBN
  • 9780833049124
  • 0833049127
LCCN
2009045739
OCLC
461632209
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library