Alabama § 6-5-681 - Applicability of Limitations.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 6-5-681 — Applicability of Limitations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-5-681. Applicability of Limitations.
(a) The limitations in Section 6-5-682 apply to a corporation that is a successor and became a successor before January 1, 1972, or is any of that successor corporation’s successors.
(b) The limitations in Section 6-5-682 do not apply to:
(1) Workers’ compensation benefits paid by or on behalf of an employer to an employee under the laws of this state or a comparable workers’ compensation law of another jurisdiction.
(2) Any claim against a corporation that does not constitute a successor asbestos-related liability.
(3) An insurer, as defined in Section 27-1-2.
(4) Any obligations under the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, or under any collective bargaining agreement.
(5) A successor that, after a merger or consolidation, continued in the business of mining asbestos; in the business of selling or distributing asbestos fibers; or in the business of manufacturing, distributing, removing, or installing asbestos-containing products that were the same or substantially the same as those products previously manufactured, distributed, removed, or installed by the transferor.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 6-5-681 cover?
Section 6-5-681 ("Applicability of Limitations.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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