§ 51-15-3 - Domestic or foreign corporation as successor; exemption from limitations - Georgia Statutes

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O.C.G.A. 51-15-3 (2010)
51-15-3. Domestic or foreign corporation as successor; exemption from limitations

(a) The limitations contained in Code Section 51-15-4 apply to a domestic or foreign corporation that is a successor and became a successor before January 1, 1972, or is any of that successor corporation's successor corporation.

(b) The limitations contained in Code Section 51-15-4 do not apply to:

(1) Any claim against a corporation that does not constitute a successor asbestos related liability;

(2) An insurance corporation;

(3) Any obligations under the federal National Labor Relations Act or under any collective bargaining agreement; or

(4) A successor that, after a merger or consolidation, continued in the business of mining asbestos, in the business of selling or distributing asbestos fibers, or in the business of manufacturing, distributing, removing, or installing asbestos-containing products that were the same or substantially the same as those products previously manufactured, distributed, removed, or installed by the transferor.

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O.C.G.A. 51-15-3 (2010)
51-15-3. Domestic or foreign corporation as successor; exemption from limitations

(a) The limitations contained in Code Section 51-15-4 apply to a domestic or foreign corporation that is a successor and became a successor before January 1, 1972, or is any of that successor corporation's successor corporation.

(b) The limitations contained in Code Section 51-15-4 do not apply to:

(1) Any claim against a corporation that does not constitute a successor asbestos related liability;

(2) An insurance corporation;

(3) Any obligations under the federal National Labor Relations Act or under any collective bargaining agreement; or

(4) A successor that, after a merger or consolidation, continued in the business of mining asbestos, in the business of selling or distributing asbestos fibers, or in the business of manufacturing, distributing, removing, or installing asbestos-containing products that were the same or substantially the same as those products previously manufactured, distributed, removed, or installed by the transferor.

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O.C.G.A. 51-15-3 (2010)
51-15-3. Domestic or foreign corporation as successor; exemption from limitations

(a) The limitations contained in Code Section 51-15-4 apply to a domestic or foreign corporation that is a successor and became a successor before January 1, 1972, or is any of that successor corporation's successor corporation.

(b) The limitations contained in Code Section 51-15-4 do not apply to:

(1) Any claim against a corporation that does not constitute a successor asbestos related liability;

(2) An insurance corporation;

(3) Any obligations under the federal National Labor Relations Act or under any collective bargaining agreement; or

(4) A successor that, after a merger or consolidation, continued in the business of mining asbestos, in the business of selling or distributing asbestos fibers, or in the business of manufacturing, distributing, removing, or installing asbestos-containing products that were the same or substantially the same as those products previously manufactured, distributed, removed, or installed by the transferor.