Sec. 9. The limitations set forth in section 8 of this chapter apply to the successor asbestos related liability of an innocent successor corporation and do not apply to:

(1) worker’s compensation benefits paid by or on behalf of an employer to an employee under IC 22-3 or a comparable worker’s compensation law in another jurisdiction;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-31-8-9

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • corporation: means a corporation for profit, including a domestic corporation organized under Indiana law or a foreign corporation organized under the law of a jurisdiction other than Indiana. See Indiana Code 34-31-8-2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • successor asbestos related liability: means any liability that is related to an asbestos claim that was assumed or incurred by a corporation as a result of:

    Indiana Code 34-31-8-4

(2) a claim against a corporation that is not a successor asbestos related liability;

(3) any obligation under the federal National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.); or

(4) a collective bargaining agreement.

As added by P.L.134-2009, SEC.6.