60-4906. Same; affect on other laws. (a) Nothing in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 60-4901 to 60-4905, inclusive, and amendments thereto, is intended or shall be construed to:
(1) Apply to or affect the rights of any party in bankruptcy proceedings.
(2) Apply to or affect the ability of any person who is able to make a showing that the person satisfies the claim criteria for compensable claims or demands under a trust established pursuant to a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Chapter 11, to make a claim or demand against that trust.
(b) K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 60-4901 to 60-4905, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall not:
(1) Apply to or affect the scope or operation of any workers' compensation law or veterans' benefit program or the exclusive remedy of subrogation under the provisions of that law or program; and
(2) authorize any lawsuit that is barred by any provision of any workers' compensation law.
(c) Nothing in this act, and amendments thereto, shall require the exhumation of bodies in making the prima facie showing as required by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 60-4902, and amendments thereto, or rebutting the presumption as provided in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 60-4902, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2006, ch. 196, ยง 6; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 49 - Silica And Asbestos
60-4901 Silica and asbestos claims act; definitions.
60-4902 Same; claim requirements.
60-4903 Same; filing of prima facie evidence of claim.
60-4904 Same; preclusion of claims, when.
60-4905 Same; premises owner liability.
60-4906 60-4906.Same; affect on other laws.
60-4907 Same; burden of proof.
60-4908 Same; applicability of act.
60-4910 Same; preemption by federal law, effect of.
60-4911 Same; citation of act.
60-4912 Asbestos trust claims transparency act; citation of act.
60-4914 Same; duties of plaintiff.
60-4915 Same; filing of asbestos trust claims.