Title 51 — Title 51
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O.C.G.A. § 51-14-1 Legislative findings and purpose
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(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Asbestos is a mineral that was widely used prior to the 1980s for insulation, fire-proofing, and other purposes; (2) Many American workers and others were exposed to asbestos, especially during and after World War II, at shipyards and othe…
O.C.G.A. § 51-14-10 Venue
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an asbestos claim or silica claim that meets the requirements of this chapter permitting a 1052 51-14-13 claim to be filed in this state may only be filed in the county where the plaintiff resides or a county in which the exposure to as…
O.C.G.A. § 51-14-11 Consolidation of claims
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A trial court may consolidate for trial any number and type of asbestos claims or silica claims with the consent of all the parties. In the absence of such consent, the trial court may consolidate for trial only asbestos claims or silica claims relating to the same exposed person…
O.C.G.A. § 51-14-13 Severability
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In the event any part, portion, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this chapter shall be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall in no manner affect the other parts, portions, sections, subsections, paragraphs, s…
O.C.G.A. § 51-14-2 Applicability
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This chapter applies to any claim defined in this chapter as an asbestos claim or as a silica claim. (Code 1981, § 51-14-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 4, § 1/SB 182.)
O.C.G.A. § 51-14-3 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Asbestos’’ means chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, and any of these minerals that have been chemically treated or altered, including but not limited to all minerals defined a…
O.C.G.A. § 51-14-5 When limitations period begins to run
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any asbestos claim or silica claim not barred as of May 1, 2007, the limitations period shall not begin to run until the exposed person, or any plaintiff making an asbestos claim or silica claim based on the exposed pers…
O.C.G.A. § 51-14-9 Who may bring a claim; claims in multiple jurisdictions
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(a) Notwithstanding Code Section 1-2-6 or 1-2-10, a civil action alleging an asbestos claim or silica claim may only be brought or maintained in the courts of Georgia if the plaintiff, whether a citizen of Georgia or a citizen of some other state, is a resident of Georgia at the …