Causes of Litigation in Workers' Compensation Programs

Evangelos Falaris, Charles Link and Michael E. Staten
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Michael E. Staten: Purdue University

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Abstract: By applying econometric analyses to case data from two states, Falaris, Link and Staten identify the economic incentives influencing the probability of litigation in workers' compensation cases, and the probability that a contested case is pursued to verdict.

Keywords: disabled workers; workers with disabilities; workers' compensation; litigation; workplace injuries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
ISBN: paper 9780880991612
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