KCIC recently issued Asbestos Litigation: 2019 Year in Review, which complied statistics for 2019 and assessed them in comparison with the data from its previous Asbestos Litigation: 2018 Year in Review. Please note all data KCIC analyzed for their report was based on complaints received and processed through January 31, 2020, regardless of file year.
The overall takeaways from the update, each assessed at greater length below, are:
- As of January 31, 2020, the total asbestos filings reflect a slight decrease of 2