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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 21 - Judicial Remedies » Chapter 66 - Asbestos Trust Claims » Section 21-66-8 – Response to motion for order to file asbestos trust claim .

21-66-8. Response to motion for order to file asbestos trust claim.

Within ten days following receipt of the defendant’s motion under §21-66-7, the plaintiff shall for each asbestos trust claim identified by the defendant:

(1)File the asbestos trust claim;

(2)File a written response with the court setting forth any reason why there is insufficient evidence for the plaintiff to file the asbestos trust claim; or

(3)File a written response with the court requesting a determination that the plaintiff’s expenses, or attorney’s fees and expenses, to prepare and file the asbestos trust claim identified in the defendant’s motion exceed the plaintiff’s reasonably anticipated recovery from the trust.

Source: SL 2017, ch 94, §8.