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

• The exposure of diagnosing abuses in silica litigation -- Factors that contributed to and worked against the exposure of diagnosing abuses in silica litigation -- Changes with potential to increase the likelihood that diagnosing abuses in mass personal injury litigation will be prevented or exposed.

• 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. 

Ämnesord

Industrial safety  -- Law and legislation -- United States. (LCSH)

Silicosis  -- Law and legislation -- United States. (LCSH)

Class actions (Civil procedure)  -- Corrupt practices -- United States. (LCSH)

Evidence, Expert  -- Corrupt practices -- United States. (LCSH)

Medical jurisprudence  -- Corrupt practices -- United States. (LCSH)

Silicosis  -- diagnosis -- Texas. (MeSH)

Jurisprudence  -- Texas. (MeSH)

Fraud  -- legislation & jurisprudence -- Texas. (MeSH)