Author: Garber, Steven Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Alternative litigation financing (ALF)--also known as "third-party" litigation financing--refers to provision of capital by parties other than plaintiffs, defendants, their lawyers, or defendants' ins...
Author: Hensler, Deborah R. / Arquilla, John / Fuller, Graham Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Class action lawsuits--allowing one or a few plaintiffs to represent many who seek redress--have long been controversial. The current controversy, centered on lawsuits for money damages, is characteri...
Author: Klitgaard, Robert / Light, Paul C. / Dumond, John Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: In 2003, the National Commission on the Public Service, chaired by Paul Volcker, issued a report detailing problems within the federal government today and recommending changes in its organization, le...
Author: Gates, Susan M. / Leuschner, Kristin J. Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: There has been ongoing concern that some regulations, rules, and government policies place a disproportionate burden on small businesses and entrepreneurs. For this reason, small businesses often rece...
Author: Touw, Wim J. M. Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The American legal system is far from perfect. High standards of fairness and equal justice for all are lacking, and conflicts of interest are an integral part of the system’s practitioners. In Law ...
Author: Agnes, Gereben Schaefer, / Bahney, Benjamin / Riley, K. Jack Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The security situation in Mexico has deteriorated in recent years. To help inform debate on the future of U.S.-Mexico relations, this study examined a set of U.S. policy options and potential policy p...
Author: Dixon, Lloyd / Lempert, Robert J. / LaTourrette, Tom Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Concerned that the unavailability of terrorism insurance would impede economic recovery and hinder growth after the 9/11 attacks, Congress passed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA). TRIA ...
Description: Kefaya, also known as the Egyptian Movement for Change, was an indigenous movement for political reform organized in late 2004 in opposition to the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. This exa...
Author: Hoffman, Bruce / Kasupski, Anna-Britt Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Little attention and analysis have focused on terrorism victims, including survivors. This report focuses on the organized groups of families and friends that have emerged since September 11, 2001, to...
Author: Richardson, Amy / Wong, Anny Publisher: Rand Corporation Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture (TEOAF) administers the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (TFF), which is the receipt account for the deposits of nontax forfeitures that result from law-enfo...
Author: Ross, Darrell L. Publisher: Elsevier S&T Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This handbook addresses the problems confronting criminal justice practitioners and their agencies due to the increased number of civil liability lawsuits. It introduces the reader to civil liability ...
