E-Filing: Technology's Solution to Clogged Asbestos Dockets

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icCendicourts around the country have struggled for years with the daunting task of managing the mass of activity crowding asbestos dockets. And, with the number of asbestos claims increasing markedly over the past two years, it's likely they will continue to struggle.

Could a new means of case management called e-filing be putting the courts on the right track toward finding a solution?

E-filing, the process of filing and receiving documents by means of an electronic system accessible through the Internet, is being tried and tested by …