Judges Roundtable: Where is California Asbestos Litigation Heading? Part One

The discussion below was developed from a symposium entitled "Asbestos Litigation 2004: California and Its Impact on National Litigation - Trends and Solutions" hosted by the University of San Francisco School of Law's Continuing Legal Education Program on Friday, May 7, 2004. The symposium was sponsored in part by this publication.

JUDD IVERSEN, DIRECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO LAW SCHOOL'S CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: We are delighted to host this important and timely conference on asbestos litigation. In a day of shrinking court budgets and rationing of court time, it is important that we look for ways to resolve cases …