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KRS 338.195

Rebuttable presumption in asbestos cleanup lawsuits

Effective: July 15, 1986 History: Created 1986 Ky

In any personal injury or property damage lawsuit arising from the cleanup of asbestos, the demonstration that acts or omissions of a party to the lawsuit during the party's involvement in cleanup of asbestos were in accordance with generally accepted practice and state-of-the-art scientific knowledge and utilized the best technology reasonably available to the party at the time the asbestos cleanup was performed shall create a rebuttable legal presumption that the acts or omissions were not negligent.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.