Iowa Code 686C.6 – Scope of chapter — application
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1. This chapter shall be liberally construed with regard to successors.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 686C.6
- Successor: includes any of that successor corporation's successors. See Iowa Code 686C.2
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
2. This chapter applies to all asbestos claims filed against a successor on or after July 1, 2017.
3. 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 unconstitutionally affect a vested right. In that case, the provision does not apply and the court shall apply prior law.