Iowa Code 686C.6 – Scope of chapter — application
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 686C.6
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
686C.6 Scope of chapter — application.
1. This chapter shall be liberally construed with regard to successors.
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.
2017 Acts, ch 11, §24
1. This chapter shall be liberally construed with regard to successors.
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.
2017 Acts, ch 11, §24