This report describes the creation, organization, governance, and operation of asbestos personal-injury trusts and compiles publicly available information on the assets, outlays, claim-approval criteria, and governing boards of the 26 largest trusts. The authors find that important data are incomplete, often shallow, and inconsistent.

Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts: An Overview of Trust Structure and Activity with Detailed Reports on the Largest Trusts

Dixon, Lloyd

McGovern, Geoffrey

Coombe, Amy

Business

RAND Corporation

Asbestos bankruptcy trusts play an important role in compensating asbestos injuries. This monograph examines how state tort laws address compensation paid by trusts and the evidence submitted in trust claim forms, how court proceedings take this evidence and compensation into account, and how the establishment of the trusts potentially affects compensation.

Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts and Tort Compensation

The authors provide a framework for an integrated Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain, associated policy recommendations, and a companion framework for management practices that will drive people to take actions aligned with this integrated supply chain approach. Building on the framework and policy recommendations, they identify opportunities to improve DoD supply chain efficiency and highlight several already being pursued by DoD.

Integrating the Department of Defense Supply Chain

Peltz, Eric

Robbins, Marc

History

Reported here is an investigation into the current baseline level of intellectual property (IP) support at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its components. The results suggest that IP initiatives offer greater opportunities for operational improvement than department leadership currently recognizes. The research revealed several examples of overlooked IP issues that are currently exposing programs to substantial risk.

The Role of Intellectual Property in U.S. Homeland Security

Li, Sheng

McCollester, Maria

Yeung, Douglas

Ligor, Douglas C.

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