§ 60-4917 — Reopening of judgment

(a) If the plaintiff or a person on the plaintiff's behalf files an asbestos trust claim after the plaintiff obtains a judgment in an asbestos claim, and that asbestos trust was in existence at the time the plaintiff obtained the judgment, the trial court, on motion by a defendant or judgment debtor seeking sanctions or other relief, has jurisdiction to reopen the judgment in the asbestos claim and adjust the judgment by the amount of any subsequent asbestos trust payments obtained by the plaintiff and order any other relief to the parties that the court considers just and proper.
(b) A defendant or judgment debtor shall file any motion under this section within a reasonable time and not more than one year after the judgment in the asbestos claim was entered.

Legislative History

L. 2018, ch. 25, § 6; July 1.