Cover title. "Under subcontract to: Resolve Center for Dispute Resolution." Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Perspectives and overview -- Introduction of the casestudy hypothetical -- Allocation process : establishing the allocation procedures : handling information assessment questions : Ways to include review, comment and appeal opportunities -- Information Exchange : allocation questionaires, position papers, responding to supplemental questions, ensuring compliance with information exchange -- Information exchange (part 2) : Witness interviews/depositions : Dealing with nonparticipants/orphans/recalcitrants -- Confidentiality -- The Allocation Product : The difference between a waste-in list and an allocation : Factual assumptions and conclusions : Liability questions and analysis : Draft and final reports and narratives : Meetings -- Does Allocation Equal Settlement? : the meaning of "non-binding" : Ways to keep the process moving and enhance the acceptability of the allocation : What happens to a withdrawing party's share -- Conclusion.