HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:   Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
SUBCOMMITTEE: Asbestos 

TIME & DATE: 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 11, 2012 

PLACE:       E2.010 
CHAIR:       Rep. Tryon Lewis 

The Subcommittee on Asbestos will take invited testimony on the following interim charges:

CHARGE 4:    

Study the degree of transparency in asbestos bankruptcy trusts and how it affects litigation of asbestos exposure claims in Texas courts.

CHARGE 6:

Study whether the asbestos and silica multidistrict litigation courts should be allowed to dismiss, without prejudice, claims on the courts' inactive dockets for want of prosecution under certain circumstances.

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