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... The first is worker's compensation: it addresses public risks falling toward the "infinity-zero" end of the spectrum, where broad exposure to the hazards is certain but in which the likelihood of consequences to any exposed individual is small. One may start by acknowledging some of the problems that worker's compensation statutes have encountered.
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From page 106...
... Such schemes need not eliminate the adjudicatory function of the courts altogether, but they must, at a minimum, establish rules to streamline the proceedings and reduce incentives for tactical maneuvering and delay. The areas in which streamlined administrative compensation schemes are most suitable share several common features.
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  • occupational hazards
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  • tort litigation


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