Required disclosures by plaintiff
N.D. Cent. Code § 32-46.1-02
in effect32-46.1-02. Required disclosures by plaintiff
1. Within thirty days after an asbestos action is filed, the plaintiff shall:
a. Provide the court and parties with a sworn statement signed by the plaintiff and
plaintiff's counsel indicating an investigation of all asbestos trust claims has been
conducted and all asbestos trust claims that could be made by the plaintiff have
been filed. The sworn statement must indicate whether a request has been made
to defer, delay, suspend, or toll any asbestos trust claim and provide the
disposition of each asbestos trust claim.
b. Provide parties with all trust claims materials, including materials related to the
conditions other than those that are the basis for the asbestos action and any
materials from all law firms connected to the plaintiff in relation to the plaintiff's
exposure to asbestos.
c. Produce all available trust claims materials submitted to any asbestos trusts by
other individuals if the plaintiff's asbestos trust claim is based on exposure to
asbestos through those individuals.
2. The plaintiff shall supplement the information and materials required under this section
within thirty days after supplementing an existing asbestos trust claim, receiving
additional information or materials related to an asbestos trust claim, or filing an
additional asbestos trust claim.
3. The court may dismiss an asbestos action if the plaintiff fails to comply with this
section.
4. An asbestos action may not proceed to trial until at least one hundred eighty days after
the requirements of this section have been met.
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