# Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-3: Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-3

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## Section

- **Citation:** Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-3
- **Heading:** Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-3
- **Jurisdiction:** Mississippi
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MS Code / Title 11 / Chapter 67 / Section 67-3

## Text

(1) The Legislature finds and determines that:

(a) Asbestos is a mineral that was widely used for insulation, fireproofing, and other purposes;

(b) Exposure to asbestos has been causally associated with mesothelioma and lung cancer, as well as nonmalignant conditions such as asbestosis, pleural plaques, and diffuse pleural thickening;

(c) Approximately one hundred (100) employers have declared bankruptcy at least partially due to asbestos-related liability;

(d) Over ten thousand (10,000) companies have been named as asbestos defendants, including many small- and medium-sized companies, in industries that cover eighty-five percent (85%) of the United States economy;

(e) Scores of trusts have been established in asbestos-related bankruptcy proceedings to form a multibillion dollar asbestos bankruptcy trust compensation system outside of the tort system, and new asbestos trusts continue to be established;

(f) Asbestos plaintiffs often seek compensation both from solvent defendants in civil actions and from trusts or claims facilities formed in asbestos-related bankruptcy proceedings;

(g) There is limited coordination and transparency between these two (2) paths to recovery, which has resulted in the suppression of evidence in asbestos actions; and

(h) Justice is promoted by transparency with respect to asbestos bankruptcy trust claims in civil asbestos actions.

(2) Now, therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to:

(a) Provide transparency with respect to asbestos bankruptcy trust claims in civil asbestos actions by creating a substantive right for defendants to obtain bankruptcy trust discovery;

(b) Reduce the opportunity for oversight or suppression of evidence in asbestos actions; and

(c) Enhance the ability of courts to oversee and manage asbestos cases.

## Nearby sections

- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-1 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S67-1.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-3 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S67-3.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-5 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S67-5.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-7 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-7](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S67-7.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-9 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-9](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S67-9.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-11 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-11](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S67-11.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-13 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-13](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S67-13.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-15 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-67-15](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S67-15.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-69-1 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-69-1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S69-1.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-71-1 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-71-1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S71-1.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-71-3 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-71-3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S71-3.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-71-5 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-71-5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S71-5.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-71-7 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-71-7](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S71-7.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 11-71-9 Miss. Code Ann. § 11-71-9](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T11_C67_S71-9.md)

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