UTAH INJURY ATTORNEY EXPLAINS TIME LIMITATION FOR FILING SUITSTATUTE OF LIMITATION: ASBESTOS INJURIES CLICK HERE FOR A FREE CASE EVALUATION.
Utah Code Section 78-12-33.5. Statute of limitations -- Asbestos
damages -- Action by state or governmental entity. (1) (a) No statute
of limitations or repose may bar an action by the state or other
governmental entity to recover damages from any manufacturer of any
construction materials containing asbestos, when the action arises out
of the manufacturer's providing the materials, directly or through
other persons, to the state or other governmental entity or to a
contractor on behalf of the state or other governmental entity. (b)
Subsection (1)(a) provides for actions not yet barred, and also acts
retroactively to permit actions under this section that are otherwise
barred. (2) As used in this section, "asbestos" means asbestiform
varieties of: (a) chrysotile (serpentine); (b) crocidolite
(riebeckite); (c) amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite); (d) anthophyllite;
(e) tremolite; or (f) actinolite.
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