Tennessee § 29-34-605 - Stay of action.
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§ 29-34-605. Stay of action.
A court shall stay an asbestos action if the court finds that the plaintiff has failed to make the disclosures required under § 29-34-603 within one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the trial date. If, in the disclosures required by § 29-34-603, a plaintiff identifies a potential asbestos trust claim, the judge shall have the discretion to stay the asbestos action until the plaintiff files the asbestos trust claim and provides all parties with all trust claims materials for the claim. The plaintiff shall also state whether there has been a request to defer, delay, suspend, or toll the claim against the asbestos trust. Acts 2016, ch. 635, § 1. Compiler's Notes. For Preamble to the act regarding asbestos-related liability, please refer to Acts 2016, ch. 635. Acts 2016, ch. 635, § 4 provided that the act, which enacted this part, shall take effect July 1, 2016, and apply to all asbestos actions filed on or after such date. Effective Dates. Act 2016, ch. 635, § 4. July 1, 2016.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-34-605 ("Stay of action.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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