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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
Chapter 34 - Torts
Part 7 - Asbestos Claims Priorities Act
§ 29-34-707. Limitations Period
Universal Citation: TN Code § 29-34-707 (2020)
- With respect to an asbestos action not barred by limitations as of July 1, 2016, an exposed person's cause of action shall not accrue, nor shall the running of limitations commence, prior to the earlier of the date:
- The exposed person received a medical diagnosis of an asbestos-related impairment;
- The exposed person discovered facts that would have led a reasonable person to obtain a medical diagnosis with respect to the existence of an asbestos-related impairment; or
- The date of death of the exposed person having an asbestos-related impairment.
- Nothing in this section shall be construed to revive or extend limitations with respect to any claim for asbestos-related impairment that was otherwise time-barred on July 1, 2016.
- Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to adversely affect, impair, limit, modify, or nullify any settlement or other agreements with respect to an asbestos action entered into prior to July 1, 2016.
- An asbestos action arising out of a nonmalignant condition shall be a distinct cause of action from an action for an asbestos-related cancer. Notwithstanding any law of this state to the contrary, no damages shall be awarded for fear or increased risk of future disease in an asbestos action.
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