| § 51-14-1. Legislative findings and purpose |
| § 51-14-2. Applicability |
| § 51-14-3. Definitions |
| § 51-14-4. Prima-facie evidence of physical impairment a prerequisite of asbestos or silica claims |
| § 51-14-5. When limitations period begins to run |
| § 51-14-6. Dismissal for failure to establish prima-facie evidence of physical impairment with respect to an asbestos claim or silica claim; procedure; evidentiary requirements |
| § 51-14-7. Sworn information form providing required information; failure to state a claim; class actions barred |
| § 51-14-8. Limitations on discovery; satisfaction of medical criteria necessary to establish prima-facie evidence of medical impairment; admissibility of expert reports |
| § 51-14-9. Who may bring a claim; claims in multiple jurisdictions |
| § 51-14-10. Venue |
| § 51-14-11. Consolidation of claims |
| § 51-14-12. Application of chapter dependent upon date claim accrues |
| § 51-14-13. Severability |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 51 Chapter 14 NOTE
EFFECTIVE DATE. --This chapter became effective May 1, 2007.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 2007, p. 4, § 1, effective May 1, 2007, repealed the Code sections at this chapter and enacted the current chapter. The former chapter consisted of Code Sections 51-14-1 through 51-14-10, relating to asbestos claims and silica claims, and was based on Ga. L. 2005, p. 145, § 1/HB 416 and Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 51/SB 465.
Ga. L. 2007, p. 4, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for additional severability.
Ga. L. 2007, p. 4, § 4, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this chapter shall apply to certain accrued or future accruing asbestos claims or silica claims in which trial has not commenced as of May 1, 2007, in accordance with its terms.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. --Asbestosis, 45 POF2d 1.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 2007, p. 4, § 1, effective May 1, 2007, repealed the Code sections at this chapter and enacted the current chapter. The former chapter consisted of Code Sections 51-14-1 through 51-14-10, relating to asbestos claims and silica claims, and was based on Ga. L. 2005, p. 145, § 1/HB 416 and Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 51/SB 465.
Ga. L. 2007, p. 4, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for additional severability.
Ga. L. 2007, p. 4, § 4, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this chapter shall apply to certain accrued or future accruing asbestos claims or silica claims in which trial has not commenced as of May 1, 2007, in accordance with its terms.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. --Asbestosis, 45 POF2d 1.