We study a land-titling reform implemented as randomized control trial to isolate its effects on litigation. The consisted of demarcating land parcels, registering existing customary rights, and granting additional legal protection right holders. Ten years after implementation, the doubled likelihood households experiencing land-related litigation, but disputes did not escalate into more freque...

The forensic psychiatrist must be able to perform a credible psychiatric evaluation and render a competent psychiatric opinion in hotly contested multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) litigation. Forensic psychiatrists are often requested to evaluate MCS claimants by third party payers, employers, lawyers, and government agencies regarding health care costs and disability payments, workers' compe...

Few studies address the extent to which, during the process of litigation, individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury might malinger in their performance on neuropsychological assessment batteries. This study explored whether financial settlement influenced neuropsychological test performance and activities of daily living in litigants (N = 31) who were tested and interviewed bo...