The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Recovery (FAIR) Act, S. 852, would establish a $140 billion trust fund to compensate victims of asbestos-related diseases, taking most cases out of the litigation system. Would the establishment of this trust fund solve the threat of unbounded liability for companies that used asbestos, or...

Led by President George W. Bush, the call for dramatic reform of the U.S. tort system has become louder in recent months. Within this context, Anup Malani, associate professor of law at the University of Virginia, and Charles H. Mullin, an economist at Bates White, will present their recent study...

While tobacco liability continues to occupy Congress, another liability issue has bedeviled the courts and tortured victims for many years.

One must face the fact that litigation is no substitute for mass settlements, nor is it a rational and humane method for compensation.

Is the centuries-old Alien Tort Statute a prime target for mass tort liability?

Today's class-action lawyers are carving out a new and dangerous role for themselves within our society. Not content with the record-shattering $246 billion dollar tobacco settlement and immense winnings in asbestos suits, they have taken aim against HMOs, gun makers, lead paint manufacturers, and many other companies in search...

It is time for Congress to act on the litigation problems caused by asbestos cases.