Indiana House Bill 1225 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Asbestos litigation. Provides special proceedings for asbestos claims. Requires a plaintiff who files a personal injury action involving an asbestos claim to provide information to all parties in the action regarding each asbestos claim the plaintiff has filed or anticipates filing against an asbestos trust. Provides that if a defendant identifies an asbestos trust not named by the plaintiff, the court shall determine whether to require the plaintiff to file a claim against the asbestos trust and to stay the immediate action.

Asbestos litigation. Provides special proceedings for asbestos claims. Requires a plaintiff who files a personal injury action involving an asbestos claim to provide information to all parties in the action regarding each asbestos claim the plaintiff has filed or anticipates filing against an asbestos trust. Provides that if a defendant identifies an asbestos trust not named by the plaintiff, the court shall determine whether to require the plaintiff to file a claim against the asbestos trust and to stay the immediate action.

Rep. Thomas Washburne [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-11	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2016-01-11	House	Authored by Representative Washburne

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1225/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/0/d/0/d0d074af/HB1225.01.INTR.pdf