25-21,289 Act, how construed; applicability of act. - Nebraska Statutes

25-21,289. Act, how construed; applicabilityof act.(1)The courts of this state shall construe the provisions of the Successor Asbestos-RelatedLiability Act liberally with regard to successor corporations.(2) The act shall applyto all asbestos claims filed against a successor corporation on or after July15, 2010. The act also shall apply to any pending asbestos claims againsta successor corporation in which trial has not commenced as of July 15, 2010,except that any provisions of the act which would be unconstitutional if appliedretroactively shall be applied prospectively only. SourceLaws 2010, LB763, § 7.Effective Date: July 15, 2010