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N.D.C.C. § 32-46.1-01 Definitions
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For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Asbestos" means chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbsestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, asbestiform winchite, asbestiform richterite, asbestiform amphibole minerals, and any of th…
N.D.C.C. § 32-46.1-02 Required disclosures by plaintiff
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1. Within thirty days after an asbestos action is filed, the plaintiff shall: a. Provide the court and parties with a sworn statement signed by the plaintiff and plaintiff's counsel indicating an investigation of all asbestos trust claims has been conducted and all asbestos trust…
N.D.C.C. § 32-46.1-03 Identification of additional or alternative asbestos trust by defendant
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1. A defendant may file a motion requesting a stay of the proceedings by the later of the seventy-fifth day before the trial is set to commence or the fifteenth day after the defendant first obtains information supporting additional trust claims by the plaintiff. The defendant sh…
N.D.C.C. § 32-46.1-04 Discovery - Use of materials
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1. Trust claims materials and trust governance documents are presumed to be relevant and authentic and are admissible in evidence. A claim of privilege does not apply to any trust claims materials or trust governance documents. 2. A defendant in an asbestos action may seek discov…