SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.2206
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
4652H.02C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections516.120and516.140,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofthreenew
sectionsrelatingtopersonalinjuryclaims.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections516.120and516.140,RSMo,arerepealedandthreenewsections
2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections516.120,516.140,and537.892,toreadas
3follows:
516.120.Withinfiveyears:
2 (1)Allactionsuponcontracts,obligationsorliabilities,expressorimplied,except
3thosementionedinsection516.110andsection516.140, andexceptuponjudgmentsor
4decreesofacourtofrecord,andexceptwhereadifferenttimeishereinlimited;
5 (2)Anactionuponaliabilitycreatedbyastatuteotherthanapenaltyorforfeiture;
6 (3)Anactionfortrespassonrealestate;
7 (4)Anactionfortaking,detainingorinjuringanygoodsorchattels,includingactions
8fortherecoveryofspecificpersonalproperty[, orforanyotherinjurytothepersonorrights
9ofanother,notarisingoncontractandnothereinotherwiseenumerated];
10 (5)Anactionforreliefonthegroundoffraud,thecauseofactioninsuchcasetobe
11deemednottohaveaccrueduntilthediscoverybytheaggrievedparty,atanytimewithinten
12years,ofthefactsconstitutingthefraud.
516.140.Withintwoyears:
2 (1)Anactionforlibel,slander,injuriousfalsehood,assault,battery,false
3imprisonment,criminalconversation,maliciousprosecutionoractionsbroughtunder
4section290.140[.];
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 5 (2)Anactionbyanemployeeforthepaymentofunpaidminimumwages,unpaid
6overtimecompensationorliquidateddamagesbyreasonofthenonpaymentofminimum
7wagesorovertimecompensation,andfortherecoveryofanyamountunderandbyvirtueof
8theprovisionsoftheFairLaborStandardsActof1938andamendmentsthereto,suchact
9beinganactofCongress,shallbebroughtwithintwoyearsafterthecauseaccrued;
10 (3)AnactionthataccruesonorafterAugust28,2022,foranyinjurytothe
11personorrightsofanother,notarisingoncontractandnototherwiseprovidedforby
12law,includingactionsforpersonalinjuryorbodilyinjury;
13 (4)AnactionthataccruesonorafterAugust28,2022,againstaninsurer
14relatingtouninsuredmotoristcoverageorunderinsuredmotoristcoverage,including
15anyactiontoenforcesuchcoverage.
537.892.1.Withinthirtydaysafteranasbestosactionisfilediftheasbestos
2actionwasfiledonorafterAugust28,2022,orwithinthirtydaysofAugust28,2022,for
3anasbestosactionthatwasfiledbeforeAugust28,2022,andissubjecttotheprovisions
4ofsections537.880to537.892,theclaimantshallfileasworninformationform
5specifyingtheevidencethatprovidesthebasisforeachclaimagainsteachdefendant.
6Thesworninformationformshallincludeallofthefollowingwithspecificity:
7 (1)Thename,address,dateofbirth,maritalstatus,occupation,smokinghistory,
8currentandpastworksites,andcurrentandpastemployersoftheexposedperson,and
9anypersonthroughwhomtheexposedpersonwasexposedtoasbestos;
10 (2)Eachpersonthroughwhomtheexposedpersonwasexposedtoasbestosand
11theexposedperson'srelationshiptoeachperson;
12 (3)Eachpersonwhoisknowledgeableabouteachexposure;
13 (4)Themanufacturerorsellerofeachasbestosorasbestos-containingproduct
14andthespecificproductinvolvedineachexposure,includinganypersonthroughwhom
15theexposedpersonwasexposedtoasbestos;
16 (5)Thespecificlocationandmannerofeachexposure,includinganyperson
17throughwhomtheexposedpersonwasexposedtoasbestos;
18 (6)Thebeginningandendingdatesofeachexposure,thefrequencyand
19durationofeachexposure,andtheproximityoftheasbestos-containingproductorits
20usetotheexposedpersonandanypersonthroughwhomtheexposedpersonwas
21exposedtoasbestos;
22 (7)Thespecificasbestos-relateddiseasethatisalleged;
23 (8)Acertificationthatnopriorasbestosactionshavebeenmadeonthe
24claimant'sbehalfor,iftheclaimanthasfiledpriorasbestosactions,informationasto
25thecasename,casenumber,andcourt;and
HCSHB2206 2 26 (9)Anysupportingdocumentationrelatingtotheinformationrequiredinthis
27subsection.
28 2.Aclaimant'sobligationtoprovidesworninformationpursuanttosubsection1
29ofthissectionisinadditiontoanycourtordereddisclosures.Claimantshavea
30continuingdutytosupplementtheinformationthatisrequiredtobedisclosedin
31subsection1ofthissectionwithintendaysaftertheclaimantreceivesadditional
32informationthatisrequiredtobedisclosed.
33 3.Thecourt,onmotionbyadefendant,shalldismisstheasbestosactionwithout
34prejudiceastoanydefendantwhoseproductorpremisesisnotidentifiedinthe
35requireddisclosuressetforthinsubsection1ofthissection.
36 4.Thecourt,onmotionbyadefendant,shalldismisstheasbestosactionwithout
37prejudiceiftheclaimantfailstocomplywiththerequirementsofthissection.
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