Title XV, JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)

1. Trust claims materials and trust governance documents are presumed to be relevant and authentic, and are admissible in evidence in an asbestos action. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a claim of privilege does not apply to any trust claims materials …

1. Not less than thirty days before trial in an asbestos action, the court shall enter into the record a document that identifies every asbestos trust claim made by the plaintiff or on the plaintiff’s behalf. 2. If a plaintiff proceeds to trial in an asbestos action before an asb…

In any asbestos action in which damages are awarded and setoffs are permitted under applicable law, a defendant is entitled to a setoff or credit in the amount the plaintiff has been awarded from an asbestos trust identified in section 686A.6, subsection 1 , and the amount of the…

1. On the motion of a defendant or judgment debtor seeking sanctions or other relief in an asbestos action, the court may impose any sanction provided by court rule or a law of this state, including but not limited to vacating a judgment rendered in the action, for a plaintiff’s …

1. This chapter applies to all asbestos actions filed on or after July 1, 2017. 2. This chapter applies to all pending asbestos actions in which trial has not commenced as of July 1, 2017, unless the court finds that the application of a provision in this chapter would unconstitu…