Section 685.5 – Jurisdiction.
685.5 Jurisdiction. 1. Any action under section 685.3 may be brought in any county in which the defendant or, in the case of multiple defendants, any one defendant can be found, resides, transacts business, or in which any act proscribed by section 685.2 occurred. An original notice as required by the Iowa rules of civil […]
Section 686A.7 – Setoff — credit.
686A.7 Setoff — credit. In any asbestos action in which damages are awarded and setoffs are permitted under applicable law, a defendant is entitled to a setoff or credit in the amount the plaintiff has been awarded from an asbestos trust identified in section 686A.6, subsection 1, and the amount of the valuation established under […]
Section 685.6 – Civil investigative demands.
685.6 Civil investigative demands. 1. Issuance and service. a. If the attorney general, or a designee, for the purposes of this section, has reason to believe that any person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or information relevant to a false claims law investigation, the attorney general, or a designee, […]
Section 686A.8 – Failure to provide information — sanctions.
686A.8 Failure to provide information — sanctions. 1. On the motion of a defendant or judgment debtor seeking sanctions or other relief in an asbestos action, the court may impose any sanction provided by court rule or a law of this state, including but not limited to vacating a judgment rendered in the action, for […]
Section 684A.2 – Method of invoking.
684A.2 Method of invoking. This chapter may be invoked by an order of a court referred to in section 684A.1 upon the court’s own motion or upon the motion of a party to the cause. [C81, §684A.2]
Section 684A.3 – Contents of certification order.
684A.3 Contents of certification order. A certification order shall set forth the questions of law to be answered and a statement of facts relevant to the questions certified, showing fully the nature of the controversy in which the questions arose. [C81, §684A.3]
Section 684A.4 – Preparation of certification order.
684A.4 Preparation of certification order. The certification order shall be prepared by the certifying court, signed by the judge presiding at the hearing, and forwarded to the supreme court by the clerk of the certifying court under its official seal. The supreme court may require the original or copies of all or of a portion […]
Section 684A.5 – Costs of certification.
684A.5 Costs of certification. Fees and costs shall be the same as in civil appeals docketed before the supreme court and shall be equally divided between the parties unless otherwise ordered by the certifying court in its order of certification. [C81, §684A.5]
Section 684A.6 – Procedure.
684A.6 Procedure. The supreme court may prescribe rules of procedure concerning the answering and certification of questions of law under this chapter. [C81, §684A.6] 83 Acts, ch 186, §10128, 10201; 98 Acts, ch 1115, §17, 21 Rules adopted by the supreme court are published in the compilation “Iowa Court Rules”
Section 684A.7 – Opinion.
684A.7 Opinion. The written opinion of the supreme court stating the law governing the questions certified shall be sent by the clerk under the seal of the supreme court to the certifying court and to the parties. [C81, §684A.7]