Illinois should adopt 'over-naming' and 'double-dipping' reform to asbestos litigation, ICJL report says | Madison
Behrens and Gay SPRINGFIELD – Illinois should copy states that reformed asbestos litigation, according to a report the Illinois Civil Justice League released on April 29. Author Mark Behrens of Washington proposed to eliminate excessive naming of defendants and to prevent double recovery on claims through trusts and courts. Four states already have passed laws against excessive naming and 16 states have passed laws against double recovery. Unsurprisingly, the report found that 47 percent of American asbestos plaintiffs filed suit in Illinois last year and almost ...
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