Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 686A.3 (2026)

Required disclosures by plaintiff

✓ current as of July 2026

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1. Within ninety days after an asbestos action is filed, or within ninety days after July 1, 2017, whichever is later, the plaintiff shall do all of the following: a. Provide the court and parties with a sworn statement signed by the plaintiff and the plaintiff’s counsel, under penalty of perjury, indicating that an investigation of all asbestos trust claims has been conducted and that all asbestos trust claims that may be made by the plaintiff or any person on the plaintiff’s behalf have been filed. The sworn statement must\n\nTue Dec 09 21:57:09 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 686A (13, 0) §686A.3, ASBESTOS BANKRUPTCY TRUST CLAIMS 2\n\nindicate whether there has been a request to defer, delay, suspend, or toll any asbestos trust claim, and provide the disposition of each asbestos trust claim. b. Provide all parties with all trust claims materials, including trust claims materials that relate to conditions other than those that are the basis for the asbestos action and including all trust claims materials from all attorneys connected to the plaintiff in relation to exposure to asbestos, including any attorney involved in the asbestos action, any referring attorney, and any other attorney who has filed an asbestos trust claim for the plaintiff or on the plaintiff’s behalf. c. If the plaintiff’s asbestos trust claim is based on exposure to asbestos through another individual, the plaintiff shall produce all trust claims materials submitted by the other individual to any asbestos trusts if the materials are available to the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s counsel. 2. The plaintiff shall supplement the information and materials required under subsection 1 within thirty days after the plaintiff or a person on the plaintiff’s behalf supplements an existing asbestos trust claim, receives additional information or materials related to an asbestos trust claim, or files an additional asbestos trust claim. 3. The court may dismiss the asbestos action if the plaintiff fails to comply with this section. 4. An asbestos action shall not be set for trial until at least one hundred eighty days after the requirements of subsection 1 are met. 2017 Acts, ch 11, §3

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Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Larry C. Beverage, Individually & as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Charles E. Beverage, & Linda K. Anderson, & Bonnie K. Valentine v. ALCOA, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corp., & Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation, Inc., successor-in-interest to Iowa Illinois Thermal Insulation, Inc., an Iowa Corp. (Iowa 2022).

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Larry C. Beverage, Individually & as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Charles E. Beverage, & Linda K. Anderson, & Bonnie K. Valentine v. ALCOA, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corp., & Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation, Inc., successor-in-interest to Iowa Illinois Thermal Insulation, Inc., an Iowa Corp. (Iowa 2022). · cites it 7× “See Iowa Code §§ 686A.3, .7. Chapter 686B is titled the “Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act” and prioritizes claims in favor of plaintiffs who have experienced physical impairment from asbestos exposure.”

— Iowa Code § 686A.3(1)(a) — 2 cases

Larry C. Beverage, Individually & as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Charles E. Beverage, & Linda K. Anderson, & Bonnie K. Valentine v. ALCOA, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corp., & Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation, Inc., successor-in-interest to Iowa Illinois Thermal Insulation, Inc., an Iowa Corp. (Iowa 2022). “See Iowa Code §§ 686A.3, .7. Chapter 686B is titled the “Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act” and prioritizes claims in favor of plaintiffs who have experienced physical impairment from asbestos exposure.”

— Iowa Code § 686A.3(1)(b) — 2 cases

Larry C. Beverage, Individually & as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Charles E. Beverage, & Linda K. Anderson, & Bonnie K. Valentine v. ALCOA, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corp., & Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation, Inc., successor-in-interest to Iowa Illinois Thermal Insulation, Inc., an Iowa Corp. (Iowa 2022). “See Iowa Code §§ 686A.3, .7. Chapter 686B is titled the “Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act” and prioritizes claims in favor of plaintiffs who have experienced physical impairment from asbestos exposure.”

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