§ 11-67-13. Failure to provide information; sanctions
If the plaintiff files an asbestos trust claim after the plaintiff obtains a judgment in an asbestos action, and that asbestos trust was in existence at the time the plaintiff obtained the judgment, the trial court, on motion by a defendant or judgment debtor seeking sanctions or other relief, has jurisdiction to reopen the judgment […]
§ 11-67-15. Application
This chapter shall apply to all asbestos actions filed on or after July 1, 2017, and to all pending asbestos tort actions in which trial has not commenced as of July 1, 2017.
§ 11-69-1. Immunity of persons or entities from civil liability for furnishing information concerning insurance fraud; applicability
Except as otherwise providedin subsection (2) of this section, there shall be no civil liabilityimposed on and no cause of action shall arise against a person orentity for furnishing information concerning suspected or completedinsurance fraud to any law enforcement, investigatory, prosecutorialor regulatory agent or agency, insurer, or statutory residual marketplan. This shall not abrogate or […]
§ 11-62-17. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: “State benefit program” means any program administered or funded by the state, or by any agent on behalf of the state, providing cash, payments, grants, contracts, loans or in-kind assistance. “State […]
§ 11-62-19. Relation to Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The provisions of this chapter shall be excluded from the application of Section 11-61-1.
§ 11-63-1. Application of foreign law prohibited under certain circumstances
In this section, “foreign law” means any law, rule, legal code or legal system other than the constitution, laws and ratified treaties of the United States and the territories of the United States, the constitution and laws of another state of the United States, Native American tribal law, the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, and the […]
§ 11-65-1. Enforcement of certain federal laws, orders, or rules prohibited
No federal executive order, agency order, law not enrolled by the United States Congress and signed by the President of the United States, rule, regulation or administrative interpretation of a law or statute issued, enacted or promulgated after July 1, 2016, that violates the United States Constitution or the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 shall be […]
§ 11-67-1. Short title
This chapter may be cited as the “Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act.”
§ 11-67-3. Declaration of legislative intent
The Legislature finds and determines that: Asbestos is a mineral that was widely used for insulation, fireproofing, and other purposes; Exposure to asbestos has been causally associated with mesothelioma and lung cancer, as well as nonmalignant conditions such as asbestosis, pleural plaques, and diffuse pleural thickening; Approximately one hundred (100) employers have declared bankruptcy at […]
§ 11-67-5. Definitions
The following words and phrases as used in this chapter have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: “Asbestos” includes, without limitation, chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite asbestos, anthophyllite asbestos, actinolite asbestos, asbestiform winchite, asbestiform richterite, asbestiform amphibole minerals, and any of these minerals that have been chemically treated […]