CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – A key piece of tort reform legislation passed and signed earlier this year now is West Virginia law.

Senate Bill 411, also known as the Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act and the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act, took effect Tuesday, 60 days after being signed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.

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