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GGD-85-80 1 (1985-09-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnto0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UnTED STATs G-NERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE I WASHINGTON, D.C. Z04 G IIO GovMNMr SEPTEMBER 19, 1985 DIVISION B-219939 The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye 127943 United States Senate The Honorable Austin J. Murphy Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor Standards Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Subject: The Federal Government's Cost of Asbestos Litigation (GAO/GGD-85-80) As you requested, we performed a study to determine the federal government's cost of asbestos litigation. We briefed your offices on the results of our work on May 13, 1985, and agreed to prepare this report which contains information on (1) the federal court system's cost of processing asbestos-related cases, (2) the Department of Justice's cost of defending asbestos-related tort claims filed against the federal government, and (3) court awards and settlements paid by the federal government in asbestos-related cases. The information is summarized below and presented in detail in the enclosure. We performed our work at the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Department of Justice from March to June 1985. The Administrative Office is responsible for compiling and maintaining statistical data on the operations of the federal courts, and the Justice Department handles all asbestos litigation against the federal government. We interviewed officials at these agencies to obtain information about the federal government's involvement in asbestos litigation. However, we did not verify the information they provided. As discussed with your offices, we were unable to obtain the reauested asbestos caseload and cost data over the last 10 years because the Administrative Office and the Justice Department only had readily available data for the last few fiscal years. Also, because cnly limited historical information is available, we were unable, as requested, to (1) categorize asbestos caseload and cost data according to various activities ard functions of the United States during historical periods (181870)

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