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Abstract
INTRO DU CTIO N 1721 I. Is THERE AN ASBESTOS "COMMONS" PROBLEM? 1724 II. WHAT ARE THE EXPLANATIONS FOR THE CURRENT ASBESTOS LITIGATION LANDSCAPE? 1726 A. Econom ic Incentives 1728 1. The Traditional Model 1729 2. The Mass Tort Model (Single Defendant) 1731 3. The Mass Tort Model (Multiple Defendants) 1735 B. Substantive and Procedural Law . 1738 C. Litigation Practice 1739 D . O utlier Jurisdictions 1740 E. Undeniable Liability 1741 F. All of the Above, Plus 1741 III. THE FAILURE OF DEFENDANTS TO COOPERATE .... 1741 IV. THE FAILURE OF THE JUDICIARY TO COOPERATE 1745 V. THE FAILURE OF THE PLAINTIFFS TO COOPERATE 1747 VI. WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS? 1750 A . L egislation 1751 B. Case Management/Substantive Law/Procedures 1752 C. C lass A ction 1753 D. Bankruptcy 1754 CONCLUSION 1756
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The Virginia Law Review is a journal of general legal scholarship published by the students of the University of Virginia School of Law. The continuing objective of the Virginia Law Review is to publish a professional periodical devoted to legal and law-related issues that can be of use to judges, practitioners, teachers, legislators, students, and others interested in the law. First formally organized on April 23, 1913, the Virginia Law Review today remains one of the most respected and influential student legal periodicals in the country.